Freddy Coignoul

TL;DR: It is formally shown that striated muscle is the production site of functional myostatin and that this member of the TGFβ family of growth and differentiation factors regulates muscle mass not only during early embryogenesis but throughout development, indicating that myostarin antagonist could be used to treat muscle wasting and to promote muscle growth in man and animals.

TL;DR: Comparisons of pathogenesis of acute and latent infections with closely related bovine herpesvirus types 1 and 5 in their natural host indicate that, after primary infection, BHv-1 and BHV-5 displayed similar biological features and consequently need to be considered together for the control of BhV-1 infection.

TL;DR: The cause of the increased numbers of carcasses in 1999 was unclear but did not include viral epizootics or net entanglement and a temporary increase in the porpoise population in the southern North Sea may have been responsible.

TL;DR: Electron microscopic examination of intestinal contents by negative staining has shown the presence of many viral particles which have a diameter of 24 nm and whose profile is consistent with an icosahedral shape.

TL;DR: Myoepithelial cells appeared to be the major component of carcinomas, justifying reevaluation and simplification of histomorphologic classifications, with a “pleomorphic carcinoma” group including all carcinomas except squamous, mucinous, and comedo carcinomas.