Porcine Myostatin (MSTN) ELISA Kit

The Porcine Myostatin (MSTN) ELISA Kit from Assay Genie supports quantitative measurement of myostatin, a transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily member that acts as a potent negative regulator of skeletal muscle development. In swine research, MSTN quantification is widely applied to studies of muscle hypertrophy, lean meat yield, carcass composition, and growth performance, where circulating myostatin concentrations correlate with muscle mass regulation and double-muscling phenotypes associated with natural MSTN gene variants in commercial swine lines.

This assay is intended for research use only and is compatible with multiple specimen matrices harvested from pigs, including blood derivatives and tissue extracts. Storage of unopened reagents at 4 °C, with protection from light, preserves antibody activity across the shelf life of the microplate kit. Investigators studying breed-specific differences, nutritional interventions, or muscle-modulating strategies can pair myostatin protein quantification with downstream PCR-based transcriptional analyses of muscle differentiation markers, providing an integrated view of muscle regulatory biology.