The effect of ageing on the water-holding capacity of pork: Role of cytoskeletal proteins

Meat Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  Kristensen, Lars ^a   Purslow, Peter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ageing; Centrifugation; Cytoskeleton; Desmin; Pork; Proteolysis; Talin; Vinculin; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035606922     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00125-X     Document Type: Article

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