MSTN genotypes in Thoroughbred horses influence skeletal muscle gene expression and racetrack performance

Animal Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 810-812

  McGivney, Beatrice A ^a   Browne, John A ^a   Fonseca, Rita G ^a   Katz, Lisa M ^a   MacHugh, David E ^a   Whiston, Ronan ^a   Hill, Emmeline W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

equine; exercise; gene expression; myostatin; skeletal muscle; training

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; HORSES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSTATIN; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84867576277     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02329.x     Document Type: Article

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