Skeletal muscle is joined to bones. Its cells contract to make bones move and joints bend. Skeletal muscles always come in pairs, just like trainers. But there is a little bit more to it than that.

Patients with degenerative diseases that attack skeletal muscle tissues, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may soon benefit from novel stem cell therapies. A study has demonstrated how new ...

Simply implanting myoblasts, precursors to skeletal muscle, simply does not solve the problem. For the most part, the new cells do not graft into the existing muscle and simply die out.

"In this study we set out to understand the molecular details involved in muscle contraction at the point of contact between motor neurons and skeletal ... receptor on the cells of muscles ...