@Brads_science All well and good for preserving muscle mass, but myostatin null mice have greater muscle mass but are of poorer quality (i.e. produce less force per unit of CSA) than control muscles, and have lower exercise tolerance https://t.co/3xLPctll9
@DrK_Wilkinson @SJSU It's hard to compare against other studies due to dietary duration, diet composition and animal strain/sex. Only two studies have shown a decline in contractile function for the EDL in obese C57Bl6/J mice after 10-12 weeks HFD https://
RT @DrAdamPSharples: Fascinating and perhaps surprising- Susceptibility to diet induced obesity is increased in myostatin knock out https:/…
RT @DrAdamPSharples: Fascinating and perhaps surprising- Susceptibility to diet induced obesity is increased in myostatin knock out https:/…