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- noun biochemistry A
protein that acts as aninhibitor to the growth ofmuscle tissue.
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Examples
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Another form of gene doping would be to tinker with a hormone called myostatin, which has the opposite effect as IGF-1.
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One type of myokine called myostatin inhibits muscle growth.
Living Lab Sets Up at a Seniors Residence Shirley S. Wang 2011
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There is a substance called myostatin, which limits muscle growth.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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There is a substance called myostatin, which limits muscle growth.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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When the muscle is being rebuilt, another protein called myostatin tells the nearby cells to stop multiplying; your muscle is done growing until you can get back to the gym and repeat the process.
The Medical Quack The Medical Quack 2010
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The molecule blocks the activity of a key muscle-limiting protein called myostatin by acting as a decoy.
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The molecule blocks the activity of a key muscle-limiting protein called myostatin by acting as a decoy.
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When the muscle is being rebuilt, another protein called myostatin tells the nearby cells to stop multiplying; your muscle is done growing until you can get back to the gym and repeat the process.
The Medical Quack The Medical Quack 2010
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Many substances in the body can control muscle growth, but in 1997, Johns Hopkins University researchers discovered a gene and a protein called myostatin, first in mice, then in a breed of muscular cattle called the Belgian Blue.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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Recently, a National Human Genome Research Institute team reported a mutation in a gene that codes for a muscle protein known as myostatin which can increase muscle mass and enhance racing performance in whippets.
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