Metformin alleviates muscle wasting post-thermal injury by increasing Pax7-positive muscle progenitor cells | Stem Cell Research & Therapy | Full Text

Metformin alleviates muscle wasting post-thermal injury by increasing Pax7-positive muscle progenitor cells | Stem Cell Research & Therapy | Full Text

Metformin alleviates muscle wasting post-thermal injury by increasing Pax7-positive muscle progenitor cells

Profound skeletal muscle wasting and weakness is common after severe burn and persists for years after injury contributing to morbidity and mortality of burn patients. Currently, no ideal treatment exists to i...

Authors:Yusef Yousuf, Andrea Datu, Ben Barnes, Saeid Amini-Nik and Marc G. Jeschke

Citation:Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2020 11:18

Content type:Research

Published on: 8 January 2020

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