Chapter 41
Fibroblast Transformation and Muscle Stem Cells
![Connective Tissue Cell Types](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/12517.jpg)
Connective tissue develops from the mesoderm of a developing embryo and consists of cells, fibers, and ground substance: a gel-like material…
![Introduction to Fibroblasts](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/12823.jpg)
Rudolph Virchow discovered spindle-shaped cells called fibroblasts in 1858. Inactive fibroblasts, called fibrocytes, become activated by various…
![Growth of Cartilage and Bone Tissue](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/12519.jpg)
Chondrocytes form a temporary cartilaginous model by dividing and secreting a thick gel-like extracellular matrix. Once the chondrocytes undergo…
![Osteoclasts in Bone Remodeling](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/12520.jpg)
Osteoclasts are cells responsible for bone resorption and remodeling. They originate from hematopoietic progenitor cells present in the bone marrow.…
![Osteoclast Derivation from Mouse Bone Marrow](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/52056_t.png)
Osteoclasts are highly specialized cells that are derived from the monocyte/macrophage lineage of the bone marrow. Their unique ability to resorb…
![Exploiting Live Imaging to Track Nuclei During Myoblast Differentiation and Fusion](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/58888_t.png)
Nuclear positioning within cells is important for multiple cellular processes in development and regeneration. The most intriguing example of nuclear…