Embryonic and fetal rat myoblasts express different phenotypes following differentiation in vitro.

doi:10.1002/dvg.1020140505

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Embryonic and fetal rat myoblasts express different phenotypes following differentiation in vitro.

Developmental genetics - 1 Jan 1993

Pin C L, Merrifield P A

Abstract excerpt

Myosin heavy chain (MHC) is encoded by a multigene family containing members which are expressed in developmental and fiber type-specific patterns. In developing rats, primary (1 degree) and secondary (2 degrees) myotubes can be distinguished by difference in MHC expression: 1 degree myotubes coe...

Topics

Animals
Cell Differentiation
Cells, Cultured
Desmin
Embryo, Mammalian
Fetus
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Gestational Age
Multigene Family
Muscles
Myosins
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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