Refractometry of pork muscle and beef connective and adipose tissue

Meat Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-228

  Swatland, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTOMETRY;

LASERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MUSCLE; PH; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; TENDONS;

MEATS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0035997422     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00250-9     Document Type: Article

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