Coordinated patterns of gene expressions for adult muscle build-up in transgenic mice expressing myostatin propeptide

Table 2 Individual muscle weight of transgenic and wild-type littermate mice*

Individual Muscle	Wild-type	Transgenic	% increase of wild-type
Observations	12	11
Body weight	31.2 ± 1.27^a	38.6 ± 0.57^b	24
Gastrocnemius/plantaris	0.25 ± 0.035^a	0.53 ± 0.026^b	112
Biceps femoris	0.27 ± 0.023^a	0.68 ± 0.038^b	152
Semitendinosus	0.31 ± 0.022^a	0.72 ± 0.046^b	132
Pectoralis	0.32 ± 0.029^a	0.49 ± 0.015^b	53
Longissimus dorsi	0.44 ± 0.019^a	0.80 ± 0.045^b	82
Triceps brachii	0.29 ± 0.028^a	0.51 ± 0.033^b	76

*Transgenic and wild-type littermate mice were sacrificed at 12 months of age. Individual muscles were dissected and weighed at the time of sacrifice. Means ± SEM with different superscript letter were different at P < 0.01.

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