Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Role of Myostatin and Related Factors in Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy
Kunihiro Tsuchida, Keisuke Hitachi, Masashi Nakatani, Akiyoshi Uezumi, and Hiroshi Ageta (Division for Therapies against Intractable Diseases, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science (ICMS), Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan)
Chapter 2. Myostatin and the Balance between Positive and Negative Regulators of Muscle Mass in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Francesca Ansaldo, Daniela Picciotto, Francesca Viazzi, Samantha Milanesi, Giacomo Garibotto, and Daniela Verzola (Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, Genoa University amd IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy)
Chapter 3. The Potential Benefits of Myostatin Gene (MSTN) Polymorphisms in Livestock Animals
Agnieszka Magdalena Markowska (Dublin, Ireland)
Chapter 4. A Muscle-Tissue Culture System to Study Myostatin Function in Fish
Julia Torres-Velarde, Eric Bautista-Guerrero, Itzel Sifuentes-Romero, Teresa García-Gasca, and Alejandra García-Gasca (Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Tissue Culture of Aquatic Organisms, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, and others)
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