Table 4. mRNA expression levels of myogenic-adipogenic markers on skeletal muscle in Hanwoo calves at newborn and 6 months of age

Gene expression, arbitrary units	NC	SC	SEM	p-value
Longissimus dorsi
Myogenic markers
MyoG	0.09^b	0.37^a	0.05	0.01
MYH 1	2.96	12.48^a	1.94	0.02
MYH 2A	0.64^b	4.09^a	0.61	0.01
Adipogenic markers
SCD	0.59^b	1.35^a	0.17	0.04
PPARγ	2.33^b	4.97^a	0.56	0.03
C/EBPβ	57.67	67.32	6.57	0.53
Semimembranosus
Myogenic markers
MyoG	0.72^b	2.63^a	0.39	0.01
MYH 1	26.47^b	69.87^a	8.03	0.01
MYH 2A	2.35^b	6.12^a	0.76	0.01
Adipogenic markers
SCD	3.50^b	8.72^a	1.03	0.02
PPARγ	1.68	3.35	0.45	0.11
C/EBPβ	10.70^b	20.08^a	1.76	0.01

Means without same superscripts within a row are significantly different (p < 0.05).
NC, newborn calves; SC, 5 to 6 months calves; MyoG, myogenin; MYH 1, myosin heavy chain 1; MYH 2A, myosin heavy chain 2A; SCD, stearoyl-CoA desaturase; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ; C/EBPβ, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β.