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Myostain: Effects on Muscle, Fat and Bone of Animals

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  • College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural Univerdsity, Changsha 410128, China

Received date: 2011-09-30

  Online published: 2012-02-07

Abstract

Myostatin (MSTN), a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, has many physiological functions. Besides the negative regulation of muscle growth by MSTN, recent researches showed that MSTN could regulate the fat deposition and skeletal growth, and even control the strength of tendon and ligament. Structure and regulation of gene expression of myostatin and its effects on muscle, fat and bone of animals were mainly reviewed in this paper.

Key words: myostain; muscle; fat; bone; inhibition

Cite this article

YANG Yongsheng, HE Jianhua, DENG Huizhong, XIE Hongbing, JIANG Bibo, LUO Jiajie . Myostain: Effects on Muscle, Fat and Bone of Animals[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2012 , 24(2) : 220 -225 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2012.02.005

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