OMIA 000682-9940 : Muscular hyperplasia in Ovis aries |
Mendelian trait/disorder:
unknown
Considered a defect:
yes
Cross-species summary:
Abnormal increase in muscular tissue caused by the formation and growth of new, normal muscle cells (in contrast to muscular hypertrophy, which is abnormal increase in muscular tissue due to enlargement of existing cells).
Reference
1972 | Dennis, S.M. : | |
Congenital muscular hyperplasia in a lamb. Cornell Vet 62:263-8, 1972. Pubmed reference: 5023993. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005
- Changed by Frank Nicholas on 26 Oct 2011