Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse
(2012)
Journal Article
Matsakas, A., Romanello, V., Sartori, R., Masiero, E., Macharia, R., Otto, A., Elashry, M., Sandri, M., & Patel, K. (2013). Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse. International journal of sports medicine, 34(3), 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0032-1312605
Food restriction has a great impact on skeletal muscle mass by inducing muscle protein breakdown to provide substrates for energy production through gluconeogenesis. Genetic models of hyper-muscularity interfere with the normal balance between protei... Read More about Food restriction reverses the hyper-muscular phenotype and force generation capacity deficit of the myostatin null mouse.