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. 2007 Dec 27;105(1):388–393. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0707069105

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Mechanical properties of tibialis anterior tendons of MSTN+/+ and MSTN−/− mice. (A) The stress–strain relationship of tendons from MSTN+/+ and MSTN−/− mice indicates that MSTN−/− mice develop a higher peak stress but have a lower peak strain. (B) MSTN−/− mice have a greater peak stiffness and average stiffness than MSTN+/+ mice. (C) The energy absorbed to the yield point is not different between MSTN+/+ and MSTN−/− mice. n = 5 tendons per genotype. *, significantly different from MSTN+/+ at P < 0.05.