MSTN genotype (g.66493737C/T) association with speed indices in Thoroughbred racehorses

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-90

  Hill, Emmeline W ^a   Fonseca, Rita G ^a   McGivney, Beatrice A ^a   Gu, Jingjing ^a   MacHugh, David E ^a   Katz, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Genetic association; Horse; Myostatin; Performance

Indexed keywords

MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HORSES; MALE; MYOSTATIN; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING; SPORTS;

EID: 84855416340     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00793.2011     Document Type: Article

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