Exercise Helps Repair Muscle Damage in Heart Patients
...significantly in the exercisers
Total number of progenitor cells (identified by c-kit+ protein marker on the cell surface) increased by 109 percent
Progenitor cells differentiating into muscle cells (identified by c-kit/MEF2+ marker) increased by 166 percent
Progenitor cells actively dividing to form new cells and repair muscle damage...
