IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE SKELETAL-MUSCLE FIBER NUMBER IN-UTERO

Authors
REHFELDT C FIEDLER I WEIKARD R KANITZ E ENDER K
Citation
C. Rehfeldt et al., IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCREASE SKELETAL-MUSCLE FIBER NUMBER IN-UTERO, Bioscience reports, 13(4), 1993, pp. 213-220
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Bioscience reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448463
Volume
13
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
213 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8463(1993)13:4<213:IIPTIS>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The administration of porcine somatotropin (pST) to pregnant sows duri ng early gestation (day 10 to 24) induced the formation of significant ly more muscle fibres in the semitendinosus muscle of the fetuses, rep resenting a higher growth capacity of skeletal muscle. The pST-treatme nt during late pregnancy (day 80 to 94) accelerated the development of the fetus resulting in higher body weights and advanced stage of matu rity at birth.