Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Female stem cells better at making new muscle cells

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Date: April 10, 2007

Summary:

Female stem cells are more able than male ones to do the heavy lifting of regenerating muscle. Researchers at Children's Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that stem cells derived from female muscle tissue make more muscle cells than those that come from males. The findings were published in yesterday's Journal of Cell Biology.