Myostatin and its implications on animal breeding: A review

Animal Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Bellinge, R H S ^a,b   Liberles, D A ^c   Iaschi, S P A ^d   O'Brien, P A ^a   Tay, G K ^a,d,e  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Clinical Psychologist   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Agri BIOTECH Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Belgian Blue; Carcass traits; Double muscling; Growth and differentiation factor 8; Myostatin

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 13844282120     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01229.x     Document Type: Review

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