Mechanical properties of type I and type IIB single porcine muscle fibres

Meat Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 422-425

  Christensen, M ^a   Kok, C ^a   Ertbjerg, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ageing; Fibre type; Mechanical properties; Pork; Single muscle fibres; Tensile test

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 33646513293     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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