Collagen Crosslinks in Longissimus Muscle from Lambs Expressing the Callipyge Gene

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2943-2947

  Field, R A ^a   McCormick, R J ^a   Brown, D R ^a   Hinds, F C ^a   Snowder, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Callipyge; Collagen; Lambs; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COLLAGEN; PYRIDINOLINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030339584     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74122943x     Document Type: Article

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