Table 1. Muscle weights (mg) of Mstn and Tll2 mutant mice.
offspring | sex | n | pectoralis | triceps | quadriceps | gastrocnemius |
Mstn +/+ | Female | 11 | 51.5±1.6 | 74.5±1.2 | 144.8±3.7 | 101.6±2.3 |
Mstn LoxP/LoxP | Female | 10 | 54.7±1.9 | 77.5±1.4 | 150.1±3.9 | 104.6±2.6 |
Mstn +/D76A | Female | 12 | 61.0±1.1 a | 86.6±2.0 a | 169.3±3.3 a | 116.2±1.8 a |
Mstn D76A/D76A | Female | 10 | 92.7±4.3 a | 134.4±4.5 a | 238.1±9.3 a | 162.3±5.7 a |
Mstn +/− | Female | 12 | 60.8±1.3 b | 82.5±1.8 b | 172.1±4.0 a | 116.5±3.2 b |
Mstn −/− | Female | 10 | 106.9±4.0 a,c | 146.6±4.7 a | 271.9±9.6 a,c | 183.4±4.7 a,d |
Tll2−/− | Female | 12 | 56.0±1.2 e | 81.8±1.9 f | 162.8±2.6 b | 112.3±2.0 f |
Mstn +/+ | Male | 11 | 78.5±3.7 | 101.3±3.2 | 196.7±7.7 | 137.9±4.4 |
Mstn LoxP/LoxP | Male | 12 | 78.8±1.7 | 98.2±2.7 | 189.4±5.1 | 134.0±3.5 |
Mstn +/D76A | Male | 15 | 93.5±2.5 f | 120.9±3.0 b | 226.2±6.9 f | 157.9±3.9 f |
Mstn D76A/D76A | Male | 10 | 156.2±8.8 a | 201.2±10.2 a | 335.9±14.9 a | 234.5±8.9 a |
Mstn +/− | Male | 12 | 95.2±2.8 f | 119.4±3.7 b | 238.1±6.8 b | 163.8±4.0 b |
Mstn −/− | Male | 10 | 212.4±3.6 a,g | 229.1±5.6 a,c | 417.8±9.4 a,h | 287.5±4.9 a,g |
Tll2−/− | Male | 15 | 83.1±1.1 | 106.1±1.6 | 213.1±2.9 | 149.1±1.1 e |
p<0.0001 vs. wild type;
p<0.001 vs. wild type;
p<0.05 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;
p<0.01 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;
p<0.05 vs. wild type;
p<0.01 vs. wild type;
p<0.0001 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;
p<0.001 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A