Clinical, agricultural, and evolutionary biology of myostatin: a comparative review

BD Rodgers, DK Garikipati - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The discovery of myostatin and our introduction to the “Mighty Mouse” over a decade ago
spurred both basic and applied research and impacted popular culture as well. The …

Double muscling in cattle: genes, husbandry, carcasses and meat

LO Fiems - Animals, 2012 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Selection for an increased meatiness in beef cattle has resulted in double-
muscled (DM) animals, owing to the inactivation of the myostatin gene. These animals are …

Stress and growth

B Sadoul, MM Vijayan - Fish physiology, 2016 - Elsevier
1. Introduction 2. A Conceptual Framework for Growth 2.1. The Dynamic Energy Budget
(DEB) Model for Growth 2.2. Myocyte Growth 3. Stress Effect on Energy Available for Growth …

Structural and Functional Aspects of the Spleen in Molly Fish Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes, 1846): Synergistic Interactions of Stem Cells, Neurons, and Immune …

RKA Sayed, G Zaccone, G Capillo, M Albano… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Fish are free-living organisms who are dependent on their innate immune
system for survival. This system is fundamental for the defense mechanisms against …

CRISPR/Cas-9 induced knockout of myostatin gene improves growth and disease resistance in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

M Coogan, V Alston, B Su, K Khalil, A Elaswad, M Khan… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is the most produced aquaculture species in the United
States, although production levels have decreased since their peak in 2003. Myostatin …

Zebrafish as a model organism for nutrition and growth: towards comparative studies of nutritional genomics applied to aquacultured fishes

PE Ulloa, P Iturra, R Neira, C Araneda - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2011 - Springer
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a common research model in fish studies of toxicology,
developmental biology, neurobiology and molecular genetics; it has been proposed as a …

Effect of stocking density on growth performance, plasma biochemistry and muscle gene expression in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

S Zahedi, A Akbarzadeh, J Mehrzad, A Noori, M Harsij - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study investigated in young-of-the-year rainbow trout, the effects of stocking
density on growth parameters, plasma biochemistry and the expression of muscle stress …

Revisiting the paradigm of myostatin in vertebrates: insights from fishes

JC Gabillard, PR Biga, PY Rescan, I Seiliez - General and comparative …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last decade, myostatin (MSTN), a member of the TGFβ superfamily, has emerged as a
strong inhibitor of muscle growth in mammals. In fish many studies reveal a strong …

Recent advances in the crosstalk between adipose, muscle and bone tissues in fish

I Hue, E Capilla, E Rosell-Moll… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Control of tissue metabolism and growth involves interactions between organs, tissues, and
cell types, mediated by cytokines or direct communication through cellular exchanges …

Deletion of mstna and mstnb impairs the immune system and affects growth performance in zebrafish

C Wang, YL Chen, WP Bian, SL **e, GL Qi, L Liu… - Fish & shellfish …, 2018 - Elsevier
Myostatin (Mstn) is a negative regulator of muscle development in vertebrates. Although its
function in muscle growth has been well studied in mammals and fish, it remains unclear …