- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a protein called platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B) is continuously secreted from skeletal muscle cells and helps to ...

A new study reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle repair. A new study published in the journal Science reveals a unique form of cell communication that controls muscle ...

Penn Medicine researchers found a type of stem cell that can turn into bone. Credit: Uma Mukhopadhyay Penn Medicine researchers unveiled in a recently published paper that a type of stem cell ...