Chicken Muscle Satellite Cells

Description

Chicken Muscle Satellite Cells (CMSCs) are muscle-resident stem cells isolated from the pectoral skeletal muscle of Gallus gallus and cryopreserved following primary culture. These primary chicken muscle satellite cells are spindle-shaped chicken cells that reside between the basal lamina and sarcolemma of muscle fibers and express key myogenic markers including Pax7, MyoD, and Myf5, which regulate proliferation and differentiation into mature muscle cells along the myogenic lineage. CMSCs play a critical role in skeletal muscle growth, regeneration, and repair, contributing to the maintenance of muscle mass and function in poultry. Due to their physiological relevance, CMSCs serve as a valuable in vitro model for investigating avian muscle development, meat production traits, and myopathies such as Wooden Breast disease. Their ability to recapitulate muscle regeneration pathways also supports applications in agricultural biotechnology and regenerative biology.