Carnosine, anserine and taurine contents in individual fibres from the middle gluteal muscle of the camel

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-216

  Dunnett, M ^a,b   Harris, R C ^a,b   Soliman, M Z ^c   Suwar, A A S ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Sudan Ctrl Veterinary Laboratories   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE;

ANSERINE; CARNOSINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANSERINE; CAMELS; CARNOSINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TAURINE;

EID: 0031137074     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(97)90192-2     Document Type: Article

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