Decorin expression during development of bovine skeletal muscle and its role in morphogenesis of the intramuscular connective tissue
Decorin expression during development of bovine skeletal muscle and its role in morphogenesis of the intramuscular connective tissue
Nishimura, T.; Futami, E.; Taneichi, A.; Mori, T.; Hattori, A.
Cells Tissues Organs 171(2-3): 199-214
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1422-6405
PMID: 12097842
DOI: 10.1159/000063713
Decorin is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan suspected of playing an important role in tissue morphogenesis. However, its role in the development of skeletal muscle is less clear. In the present study, the expression and spatial distribution of decorin in developing skeletal muscle of bovine fetuses were investigated, in order to provide a background for understanding the function of decorin in morphogenesis of the intramuscular connective tissue that supports muscle fibres.