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. 2020 Jul 9;7:100069. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2020.100069

Table 3.

Methods of assessing myogenic differentiation within in vitro culture systems.

Myogenic outcome Marker assessed In vitro analysis method Time after induction
Myotube formation
  • MHC

  • Desmin

  • α-sarcomeric actin

Immunofluorescence 3–7 days
Myogenic gene expression
  • MHC

  • Myf5

  • Myogenin

  • MyoD

  • Sarcomeric actin

Polymerase chain reaction 3–21 days
Myogenic protein production
  • Myogenin

  • Sarcomeric myosin

Western blotting
ELISA
7–14 days
Force production
  • Contractile force produced

Electrical stimulation 7–21 days
NMJs formation
  • AChR

Immunofluorescence 14 days