Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the majority produced after birth rather ...

Cell differentiation is the process by which specialised cells such as muscle, skin or nerve cells, are formed from less specialised cells such as stem cells and their progenitors. Differentiation ...

Background Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) express the tyrosine kinase receptor c-kit, which is required for their development and spontaneous pacemaker activity in the bowel. From murine models it ...

Blood-tissue transport of 42 K, 86 Rb, and 22 Na was studied in perfused gracilis muscles of dogs to ascertain the influence of capillary wall, interstitial space, and muscle cell membranes on overall ...