Occurrence of giant myofibres according to muscle type, pre- or post-rigor state and genetic background in turkeys

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 337-343

  Remignon, H ^a   Zanusso, J ^a   Albert, Gaëlle ^a   Babile R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Giant fibres; Hypercontracted fibres; Skeletal muscle; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0034376645     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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