Dating the onset of some mutations in myostatin gene determining the double muscled phenotype in beef cattle
Growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF8) or myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily, which includes proteins that mediate key events in cell growth and development through signal transduction. In the absence of myostatin, the skeletal musculature...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1951 |