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Establishment and phenotypic analysis of an Mstn knockout rat.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 12 Aug 2016
Gu Hao, Cao Yong, Qiu Bin, Zhou Zhiqiang, Deng Ran, Chen Zhuang, Li Rongfeng, Li Xueling, Wei Qiang, Xia Xianzhu, Yong Weidong
Abstract excerpt
Myostatin (Mstn) is an inhibitor of myogenesis, regulating the number and size of skeletal myocytes. In addition to its myogenic regulatory function, Mstn plays important roles in the development of adipose tissues and in metabolism. In the present study, an Mstn knockout rat model was generated using the zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technique in order to further investigate the function and mechanism of Mstn in...
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