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. 2016 Apr 26;6:25029. doi: 10.1038/srep25029

Figure 5. A hyperplasia and/or hypertrophy of muscle fibers was observed in MSTN KO rabbits.

Figure 5

(A) H&E staining of the muscle fibers from tongue and gluteus maximus. (a) Cross and longitudinal section in tongue; (b) Cross section in gluteus maximus. (B) The statistical analysis of the fiber size and number in tongue and gluteus maximus from MSTN+/− and WT rabbits (2-month old). Average fiber size and number in tongue (a,b); and in gluteus maximus (c,d). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, Student’s t test.