The effects of the antioxidant lipoic acid on beef longissimus bloom time

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3034-3037

  Rentfrow, G ^a   Linville, M L ^a   Stahl, C A ^a   Olson, K C ^a   Berg, E P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b S138 ASRC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Bloom Time; Color; Lipoic Acid; Longissimus Muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644235594     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82103034x     Document Type: Article

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