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1 online resource |
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Protein biochemistry, synthesis, structure, and cellular functions series |
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Protein biochemistry, synthesis, structure, and cellular functions series.
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MYOSTATIN: STRUCTURE, ROLE IN MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; MYOSTATIN: STRUCTURE, ROLE IN MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ; CONTENTS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; PREFACE ; CHAPTER 1: THE ROLE OF MYSTATIN AND RELATED FACTORS IN MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY AND ATROPHY ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 1. Myostatin and the Regulation of Muscle Mass; 2. REGULATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE BY GDF11 AND ACTIVINS; 3. MYOSTATIN AND RELATED FACTORS FOR MUSCLE ATROPHY AND MUSCLE-WASTING DISORDERS; SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES |
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CHAPTER 2: MYOSTATIN AND THE BALANCE BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REGULATORS OF MUSCLE MASS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ABSTRACT; PROTEIN ENERGY WASTING (PEW) IN CKD: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS; Anorexia; Muscle Protein Turnover in CKD: Role of Metabolic Acidosis; GH/IGF-1 Resistance; Insulin Resistance; Native Immunity in Uremic Muscle; Intracellular Signals in Experimental Uremia and in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (Figure 2); pAkt; mTOR; FoxO; mi-RNA; Activation of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS) and Caspase-3; Myostatin; Autophagy; Aging and Protein Metabolism |
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MyostatinAutophagy; Aging and Protein Metabolism; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3: THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF MYOSTATIN GENE (MSTN) POLYMORPHISMS IN LIVESTOCK ANIMALS ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CHICKEN (GALLUS GALLUS); DUCK (ANASPLATYRHYNCHOS); GOAT (CAPRA HIRCUS); SHEEP (OVIS ARIES); PIG (SUS SCROFA); BOVINE (BOS TAURUS); CAMEL (CAMELUSFERUS); HORSE (EQUUSFERUSCABALLUS); DOG (CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS); RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUSCUNICULUS); PIGEON (COLUMBA LIVIADOMESTICA); FISH (PISCES); SCALLOP (PECTEN); CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH |
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CHAPTER 4: A MUSCLE-TISSUE CULTURE SYSTEM TO STUDY MYOSTATIN FUNCTION IN FISH ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Muscle Structure in Fish; Embryonic Muscle Development; Post-Embryonic Muscle Growth; Myogenic Genes in Fish; Myostatin; Myostatin Gene Silencing in Fish; METHODS; Explant Culture; Tissue Culture; Myostatin Gene Silencing Assays in Tissue Culture; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH; INDEX ; Blank Page |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 29, 2016) |
| Subject |
Muscle proteins.
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Myostatin -- physiology
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Muscle Proteins
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MEDICAL / Physiology
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Muscle proteins
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Christensen, Dolores, editor
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| ISBN |
9781634852487 |
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1634852486 |
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