Can hematopoietic stem cells be changed into muscle?

Subject: Can hematopoietic stem cells be changed into muscle?

Date: Tue Feb 5 20:02:13 2002
Posted by Mark
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Los Angeles State/Province: ca Country: usa
Area of science: Development
ID: 1012957333.Dv

Message:


From what I understand in the absence of Pax7, stem cells cannot become
specified into muscle cells.  Conversely, can the addition of Pax7 to cord blood
derived hematopoietic stem cells cause those cells to change lineage into muscle
types?

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