Muscular abnormalities in double myosin knockout mice (IMAGE)

Fujita Health University

Muscular abnormalities in double myosin knockout mice

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Double myosin knockout mice show anomalous sarcomere structures and exhibit severe muscle atrophy, thus serving as a useful disease model and potentially aiding the development of therapies against human muscle atrophy.

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Keisuke Hitachi from Fujita Health University

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