Molecular regulation of high muscle mass in developing Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle foetuses

The Blonde d'Aquitaine (BA) is a French cattle breed with enhanced muscularity, partly attributable to a MSTN mutation. The BA m. Semitendinosus has a faster muscle fibre isoform phenotype comprising a higher proportion of fast type IIX fibres compared to age-matched Charolais (CH). To better u...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Cassar-Malek, Céline Boby, Brigitte Picard, Antonio Reverter, Nicholas J. Hudson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-10-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/10/1483