Muscle Stem Cells Transformed Into Cartilage: Could be potential treatment for joint damage caused by arthritis, study suggests

Source: HealthDay News
Date: January 30, 2006

By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have turned adult muscle stem cells into cartilage, and used them in animals to heal the kind of damage caused by arthritis.