Fig. 1: Effects of the myostatin gene on cattle. | Communications Biology

Fig. 1: Effects of the myostatin gene on cattle.

From: Increased rumen Prevotella enhances BCAA synthesis, leading to synergistically increased skeletal muscle in myostatin-knockout cattle

Fig. 1

A Methodological process of the study. B—a–c HE-stained histological images of WT cattle gastrocnemius muscle at 40×, 100×, and 200× magnification under a light microscope. B—d–f HE-stained histological images of MSTN-KO cattle gastrocnemius muscle at 40×, 100×, and 200× magnification under a light microscope. C Comparison of the muscle fiber area between the MSTN-KO and WT groups. The statistical analysis involved measuring 100 fibers in each gastrocnemius muscle sample. D Comparison of the intermuscular fat width between the MSTN-KO and WT groups. The statistical analysis involved measuring 100 intermuscular fat widths in each gastrocnemius muscle sample. Data: mean ± SD. N = 100. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

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