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Table 2 Muscle weights (mg)

From: Functional replacement of myostatin with GDF-11 in the germline of mice

 

Pectoralis

Triceps

Quadriceps

Gastrocnemius

Males

 +/+ (n = 11)

78.3 ± 2.1

108.3 ± 3.5

198.5 ± 5.9

138.4 ± 3.0

 +/Gdf11 (n = 28)

70.5 ± 1.1b

99.8 ± 1.7a

185.5 ± 3.0

130.9 ± 1.8a

 Gdf11/Gdf11 (n = 19)

65.4 ± 1.7c

97.6 ± 2.1a

173.7 ± 3.3b

121.5 ± 1.7c

Females

 +/+ (n = 11)

52.9 ± 1.1

77.9 ± 1.0

148.8 ± 2.2

102.5 ± 1.4

 +/Gdf11 (n = 19)

51.8 ± 1.1

77.7 ± 1.5

146.8 ± 2.1

102.9 ± 1.8

 Gdf11/Gdf11 (n = 14)

49.5 ± 1.5

75.1 ± 1.2

141.6 ± 3.5

98.3 ± 2.3

  1. ap < 0.05 vs. +/+
  2. bp < 0.01 vs. +/+
  3. cp < 0.001 vs. +/+