Myostatin Flashcards
1
Q
Myostatin and muscle growth
A
Mature muscle cells can’t divide, they increase in length (recruit myoblasts and add nuclei)
Increase in girth (recruit myoblasts and increase size and # of myofibrils)
2
Q
Myostatin normal fx.
A
Should be a negative feedback secreted by muscle cells.
INHIBITS growth.
myoSTatin STops growth.
3
Q
Myostatin deficient cows
A
the giant muscular ones
