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Administration of a mutated myostatin propeptide to neonatal mice significantly enhances skeletal muscle growth.
Molecular reproduction and development - 1 Jan 2010
Li Zicong, Zhao Baoping, Kim Yong Soo, Hu Ching Yuan, Yang Jinzeng
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin is a dominant inhibitor of skeletal muscle development and growth. As transgenic over-expression of myostatin propeptide dramatically enhanced muscle mass, we hypothesized that administration of myostatin propeptide will increase muscle growth. In this study, the wild-type form of porcine myostatin propeptide and its mutated form at the cleavage site of metalloproteinases of BMP-1/TLD family were...
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