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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:40054 McPherron AC, et al., Regulation of skeletal muscle mass in mice by a new TGF-beta superfamily member. Nature. 1997 May 1;387(6628):83-90
Assay type: Northern blot
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7735002
Gene symbol: Mstn
Gene name: myostatin
Probe: GDF-8 probe
Probe preparation: Double stranded DNA
Visualized with: Autoradiography
Results Image: 2f
 Sample Information Bands Other Sample Information
Lane AgeStructure 2.9 kb Amount Genetic BackgroundMutant Allele(s)Sex
Heart P adult TS28: heart Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Lung P adult TS28: lung Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Thymus P adult TS28: thymus Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Brain P adult TS28: brain Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Kidney P adult TS28: metanephros Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Seminal vesicle P adult TS28: seminal vesicle Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Pancreas P adult TS28: pancreas Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Intestine P adult TS28: intestine Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Spleen P adult TS28: spleen Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Testis P adult TS28: testis Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Male
Muscle P adult TS28: skeletal muscle Present 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Liver P adult TS28: liver Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Ovary P adult TS28: ovary Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Female
Fat P adult TS28: adipose tissue Weak (a) 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Not Specified
Uterus P adult TS28: uterus Absent 5 µg; poly-A+ RNA Not Specified Female
Notes:
(a) Significantly lower than that of muscles.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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