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. 2008 Feb 20;3(2):e1628. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001628

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
a

p<0.0001 vs. wild type;

b

p<0.001 vs. wild type;

c

p<0.05 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;

d

p<0.01 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;

e

p<0.05 vs. wild type;

f

p<0.01 vs. wild type;

g

p<0.0001 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A;

h

p<0.001 vs. Mstn D76A/D76A