Figure 3.  Myostatin mRNA expression in males and females produced a significant interaction (p < 0.05), and is presented as ΔCT values relative to -actin at each time point. Relative to pre-exercise, in males eccentric exercise resulted in a significant increase in myostatin mRNA (*), whereas females underwent a significant decrease (†). ‡ Significant Gender x Test Interaction (p <0.05), * Significantly > Pre (p < 0.05), † Significantly < Pre (p < 0.05).