Skeletal Muscle Repair and Regeneration, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008 Advances in Muscle Research Series, Vol. 3

Preface.- Myogenesis. The early years.- The origin and genetic regulation of myogenic cells: from the embryo to the adult.- The muscle satellite cell: the story of a cell on the edge!- Non muscle stem cells and muscle regeneration.- Transcriptional cascades in muscle regeneration.- The ins and outs of satellite cell myogenesis: the role of the ruling growth factors.- Relaying the signal during myogenesis: intracellular mediators and targets.- Muscle regeneration in animal models.- Skeletal muscle reconstitution during limb and tail regeneration in amphibians: two contrasting mechanisms.- Muscle fibre regeneration in human skeletal muscle diseases.- Skeletal muscle repair after exercise-induced injury.- Inflammation in skeletal muscle regeneration.- Complexity of extracellular matrix and skeletal muscle regeneration.- Innervation of regenerating muscle.- Boosting muscle regeneration.- Age-dependent changes in skeletal muscle regeneration.