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Myostatin Therapies Hold Hope for Muscle Diseases

13th Nov 2006, 21:45 GMT

Mighty Mouse was not just a cartoon. Ten years ago, scientists demonstrated that they could increase an animal's muscle mass by manipulating a protein in mice called myostatin. Now drugs that affect myostatin are being hailed as the best hope yet for people with muscle-wasting diseases. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

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