Structural and functional characteristics of muscle fibres in pigs with different malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) and different meat quality

Meat Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-15

  Fiedler, Ilse ^a   Ender, K ^a   Wicke, M ^b   Maak, S ^b   Lengerken, G V ^b   Meyer, W ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angular fibres; Drip loss; Giant fibres; Glycolytic potential; Meat quality; Oxidative fibres

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033464045     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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