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Inhibition of myostatin gene expression in skeletal muscle of fish by in vivo electrically mediated dsRNA and shRNAi delivery.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Jun 2013
Terova Genciana, Rimoldi Simona, Bernardini Giovanni, Saroglia Marco
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin (MSTN), previously referred to as growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF8), is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth. In accordance with this role, natural mutations that inactivate the gene disrupting the function of the protein are associated with excessive muscle growth and double-muscling phenotype in several mammalian species. Recent studies using transgenic MSTN deficient zebrafish and...
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