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Myostatin, a transforming growth factor-beta superfamily member, is expressed in heart muscle and is upregulated in cardiomyocytes after infarct.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jul 1999
Sharma M, Kambadur R, Matthews K G, Somers W G, Devlin G P, Conaglen J V, Fowke P J, Bass J J
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin is a secreted growth and differentiating factor (GDF-8) that belongs to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily. Targeted disruption of the myostatin gene in mice and a mutation in the third exon of the myostatin gene in double-muscled Belgian Blue cattle breed result...
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