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Leisson K, Alev K, Kaasik P, et al. Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses. Animal. 2011;5(5):658-62doi: 10.1017/S1751731110002375.
Leisson, K., Alev, K., Kaasik, P., Jaakma, �. �., & Seene, T. (2011). Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses. Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 5(5), 658-62. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731110002375
Leisson, K, et al. "Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses." Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience vol. 5,5 (2011): 658-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731110002375
Leisson K, Alev K, Kaasik P, Jaakma Ü, Seene T. Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses. Animal. 2011 Apr;5(5):658-62. doi: 10.1017/S1751731110002375. PMID: 22439988.
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Animal. 2011 Apr;5(5):658-62. doi: 10.1017/S1751731110002375.

Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses.

Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

K Leisson, K Alev, P Kaasik, Ü Jaakma, T Seene

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  1. Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Health and Environment, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu 51014, Estonia. [email protected]

PMID: 22439988 DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110002375

Abstract

This study investigates the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform composition in the gluteus medius muscle of the Akhal-Teke horses using SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). Fifteen horses aged between 1.5 and 23.5 years were used in this study and divided into three age groups: 1.5 to 4 (n = 6), 9 to 13 (n = 5) and 18.5 to 23.5 years (n = 4). The average content of the MyHC I isoform was 11.72 ± 1.07% (variation between individuals: 7.09% to 20.14%). The relative content of the MyHC IIa and IIx isoforms was subsequently 38.20 ± 1.46% (30.73% to 48.78%) and 50.07 ± 1.10% (43.8% to 56.78%) from the total MyHC. The MyHC pattern in the skeletal muscles of the Akhal-Teke horses shows that the muscles of these horses have a high capacity both for endurance and speed.

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