Changes in structure of psoas major and minor and semitendinosus muscles of calves, heifers and cows during post-mortem ageing

Meat Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-83

  Kołczak, Tadeusz ^a   Pospiech, Edward ^b   Palka, Krystyna ^a   Ła̧cki, Jerzy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cattle; Light microscopy; Psoas and semitendinosus muscle; TEM

Indexed keywords

POST-MORTEM AGEING;

FOOD STORAGE; MUSCLE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037403232     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00164-X     Document Type: Article

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