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Genetic and genomic analyses of musculoskeletal differences between BEH and BEL strains.
Physiological genomics - 16 Oct 2013
Lionikas Arimantas, Kilikevicius Audrius, Bünger Lutz, Meharg Caroline, Carroll Andrew M, Ratkevicius Aivaras, Venckunas Tomas, Blizard David A
Abstract excerpt
Berlin high (BEH) and Berlin low (BEL) strains selected for divergent growth differ threefold in body weight. We aimed at examining muscle mass, which is a major contributor to body weight, by exploring morphological characteristics of the soleus muscle (fiber number and cross sectional area; CSA), by analyzing the transcriptome of the gastrocnemius and by initiating quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. BEH...
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