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Using immunocytochemistry, electrophoresis and immunoblotting, we studied the expression of fast and slow myosin heavy chain isoforms in adult ferret muscles during quiescent and breeding periods. Adult cremaster muscle expressed slow and fast myosin heavy chain in relatively similar amounts during the quiescent period. During the breeding period, the expression of slow myosin heavy chain I, significantly decreased, and fast myosin heavy chain II, was predominant. No alteration of the MHC pattern in EDL and soleus muscles was detected between the quiescent and breeding periods. The possible involvement of androgens and mechanical factors in the regulation of myosin heavy chain expression in adult cremaster muscle is discussed.
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Rouaud, T., Fontaine-Perus, J. & Gardahaut, M.F. Seasonal variation in the phenotype of adult ferret (Mustela putorius furo) cremaster muscle. Experientia 52, 184–187 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923367
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