Important functions in myogenesis have been proposed for FGF6, a member of the fibroblast
growth factor family accumulating almost exclusively in the myogenic lineage. However, the …

Xenopus myogenesis is characterized by specific features, different from those of mammalian
and avian systems both at the cellular level and in gene expression patterns. During early …

… (c) Confocal microscopy images of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in a control condition (−)
or infected with AdCnA or treated with phenylephrine (PE) and transfected with scrambled …

… The conditions for the PCR were as follows: 95C for 5 min (one cycle) and 95C for 1 min,
60C for 1 min, and 72C for 1 min (22 cycles). PCR products were analyzed using an ABI 3100 …

Several studies using transgenic mouse models of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
have reported a life span increase in exercised animals, as long as animals are submitted …

Somites are transitory metameric structures at the basis of the axial organization of vertebrate
musculoskeletal system. During evolution, somites appear in the chordate phylum and …

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inborn neuromuscular disorder caused by low levels of
survival motor neuron protein, and for which no efficient therapy exists. Here, we show that …

… was performed at 4C in the same solution. After sectioning the roots, the spinal cord was
transferred into a 2% agar solution at 38C. Then, the solution was cooled to 4C, and the agar …

… , pH 6.7) for 30 min at +55C with agitation and membranes were then blocked and reprobed
… Cross-links were reversed by heating at +65C for 4 h after adding NaCl at a 200 mm final …

… Blood samples were centrifuged (1000 g, 10min, +4C) and serum was frozen at -80C. The …
For each mouse, 1 μl of serum were incubated at +22C in 50 μl of incubation buffer and 50 μl …