Abstract
The cellular mechanisms of muscle regeneration are complex and are thought to play a role in muscle (mal)adaptation in health and disease. The process of regeneration is controlled by many factors, e.g. resident stem cells, nutrient and growth factor supply and external mechanical stimuli. The project aim is to investigate contribution of these factors, using in vitro and ex vivo (histology) data, incorporated in a multi-scale computational model. The study will entail better understanding and eventually optimisation of the regeneration process, which has a vast variety of applications such as accelerated muscle regeneration and development of efficient drug testing environments.
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