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Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2010

K. Leisson ,
K. Alev ,
P. Kaasik ,
Ü. Jaakma  and
T. Seene
K. Leisson*
Affiliation:
Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Health and Environment, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu 51014, Estonia
K. Alev
Affiliation:
Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, Department of Functional Morphology, University of Tartu, Chemicum, Ravila 14a-2066, Tartu 50411, Estonia
P. Kaasik
Affiliation:
Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, Department of Functional Morphology, University of Tartu, Chemicum, Ravila 14a-2066, Tartu 50411, Estonia
Ü. Jaakma
Affiliation:
Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Health and Environment, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu 51014, Estonia
T. Seene
Affiliation:
Institute of Exercise Biology and Physiotherapy, Department of Functional Morphology, University of Tartu, Chemicum, Ravila 14a-2066, Tartu 50411, Estonia
*
†E-mail: katlin.leisson@emu.ee
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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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gluteus medius muscleMyHC isoformsage
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animal , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , 04 April 2011 , pp. 658 - 662
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2010

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