Differences in the post-mortem kinetics of the calpain system in meat from bulls and steers

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-54

  Thomson, B C ^a   Dobbie, P M ^a   Cox, N R ^a   Simmons, N J ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MIRINZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bull; Calpain; Calpastatin; PH; Steer; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032985717     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1999.9513352     Document Type: Article

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