Meat quality is associated with muscle metabolic status but not contractile myofiber type composition in premature pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 218-223

  Li, X ^a   Yang, X ^a   Shan, B ^a   Shi, J ^a   Xia, D ^a   Wegner, J ^b   Zhao, R ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMPK; Energy metabolism; Glucocorticoid receptor; MyHC; PGC 1 ; Pork quality

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 53349165616     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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