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Analysis of myosin isoform transitions during growth and development in diverse chicken genotypes.
Poultry science - 1 Nov 2005
Reddish J M, Wick M, St-Pierre N R, Lilburn M S
Abstract excerpt
The temporal expression of chicken skeletal fast myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms in pectoralis major muscle was characterized in 3 commercial broiler lines at embryonic d 19 and at 7, 14, and 21 d posthatch. Lines A and B have been selected for breast yield, and line C is a fast' growing commercial line with limited selection for carcass traits. The isoform transitions in breast muscle samples were compared...
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