Growth control: Action mouse

被引：8

作者：

Slack, JMW

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来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1997年 / 7卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00238-7

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

A recently described knockout mouse has abnormally large muscles. The phenotype suggests that the ablated product, growth differentiation factor 8 or 'myostatin', may be one of the long sought inhibitors that control the growth of individual tissues and organs.

引用

页码：R467 / R469

页数：3

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