The Sturdier Sex? -- Study by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Scientists Finds Female Stem Cells Work Better
PITTSBURGH – April 4, 2007 -- Female stem cells derived from muscle have a greater ability to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue than male cells, according to a study at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
The study, which is being published in the April 9 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, is the first ever to report a difference in regenerative capabilities of muscle stem cells based on sex.