@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00000982, author = {Ijiri, Daichi and 井尻, 大地 and Higuchi, Asami and Saegusa, Akito and Miura, Moe and Matsubara, Tomoko and Kanai, Yukio and Ohtsuka, Akira and 大塚, 彰 and Hirabayashi, Miho}, journal = {General and Comparative Endocrinology}, month = {}, note = {This study examined the hypothesis that a novel prolactin-like protein gene (PRL-L) is involved in cold-induced growth of skeletal muscle in chicks. Six-day-old chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) were exposed to cold at 4 °C or kept warm at 30 °C for 24 h. Cold exposure induced significant increases in PRL-L expression that coincided with increases in the weight of the sartorius muscle, which comprises both fast- and slow-twitch fibers. Meanwhile, no induction of PRL-L mRNA was observed in the heart, liver, kidney, brain, or fat. Myoblast cells that expressed PRL-L mRNA grew faster than untransduced cells in media containing 2% serum. These results suggested that PRL-L might be involved in in controlling cold-induced muscle growth of chicks.}, pages = {94--100}, title = {Role of prolactin-like protein (PRL-L) in cold-induced increase of muscle mass in chicks}, volume = {186}, year = {2013}, yomi = {イジリ, ダイチ and オオツカ, アキラ} }