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Belgian Blue mutants
In 1997 he opened the gene encoding myostatin - a protein that inhibits the overgrowth of the muscle tissue.
By turning off this gene, scientists have deduced "supermouse" - rodents with impressive muscle mass.
Random mutation in the myostatin tramples Belgian field since 1807, being responsible for the constant formation of muscle mass in the Belgian Blue cows and bulls. The result of a mutation - a walking "double set" muscle mass of up to 1, 5 tonnes (80% - dry muscle, with little or no fat). The character - quiet, excellent yields of milk. Are born by Caesarean section - can get stuck in the birth canal.
English greyhounds mutation turns into a "bullish" whippets, such as "Big Wendy" - the most muscular dog in the world.
People myostatin-dependent muscle hypertrophy is extremely rare:
In 2004 in Berlin, a boy was born with a mutation in the myostatin gene. In 5 years, he held at arm's length dumbbells 2, 25 kg and looked much Muscular peers.
In 2005, Michigan was born in the eighth month Liam Hoekstra. The mother refused to premature babies with heart disease. Liam was adopted by a nurse and a heart defect soon overgrown.
The kid was strong - in 1, 5 years began to move the furniture around the house and constantly hungry. In the third year of robust fellow with muscular resistance found myostatin receptors (cells Liam did not recognize blocker muscle growth that occurs even less frequently). "The strongest kid in the world," "Hulk," "Hercules" and "Terminator" in one person appeared in numerous shows, growing, eating every hour, loves wrestling and wants to get into football.
Other cases myostatin-dependent muscle hypertrophy in humans are little known.
Why is this important? Myostatin blockers may be the first hope for children with lethal congenital muscular dystrophy, in which the progressive destruction of the muscle.
So far, the most talked about among bodybuilders and athletes mutation in any case included in the anti-doping monitoring.
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By turning off this gene, scientists have deduced "supermouse" - rodents with impressive muscle mass.
Random mutation in the myostatin tramples Belgian field since 1807, being responsible for the constant formation of muscle mass in the Belgian Blue cows and bulls. The result of a mutation - a walking "double set" muscle mass of up to 1, 5 tonnes (80% - dry muscle, with little or no fat). The character - quiet, excellent yields of milk. Are born by Caesarean section - can get stuck in the birth canal.
English greyhounds mutation turns into a "bullish" whippets, such as "Big Wendy" - the most muscular dog in the world.
People myostatin-dependent muscle hypertrophy is extremely rare:
In 2004 in Berlin, a boy was born with a mutation in the myostatin gene. In 5 years, he held at arm's length dumbbells 2, 25 kg and looked much Muscular peers.
In 2005, Michigan was born in the eighth month Liam Hoekstra. The mother refused to premature babies with heart disease. Liam was adopted by a nurse and a heart defect soon overgrown.
The kid was strong - in 1, 5 years began to move the furniture around the house and constantly hungry. In the third year of robust fellow with muscular resistance found myostatin receptors (cells Liam did not recognize blocker muscle growth that occurs even less frequently). "The strongest kid in the world," "Hulk," "Hercules" and "Terminator" in one person appeared in numerous shows, growing, eating every hour, loves wrestling and wants to get into football.
Other cases myostatin-dependent muscle hypertrophy in humans are little known.
Why is this important? Myostatin blockers may be the first hope for children with lethal congenital muscular dystrophy, in which the progressive destruction of the muscle.
So far, the most talked about among bodybuilders and athletes mutation in any case included in the anti-doping monitoring.
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