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Overexpression of the dominant-negative form of myostatin results in doubling of muscle-fiber number in transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes).
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Feb 2010
Sawatari Etsuko, Seki Ryoko, Adachi Tomoko, Hashimoto Hisashi, Uji Susumu, Wakamatsu Yuko, Nakata Takahiro, Kinoshita Masato
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In addition to altering the phenotypes of gene-modified animals, transgenesis also has the potential to facilitate access to the various mechanisms underlying the development and functioning of specific phenotypes and genes, respectively. Myostatin (MSTN) is implicated in double-muscling when mutated in mammals, indicating that MSTN is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle formation. In order to elucidate the...
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