The time course of early post-mortem biochemical processes in the abdominal muscle of a commercially important decapod crustacean (Nephrops norvegicus): Implications for post-catch processing

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-256

  Gornik, Sebastian G ^a   Albalat, Amaya ^a   Atkinson, R James A ^b   Coombs, Graham H ^c   Neil, Douglas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AEC; Anaerobic metabolism; ATP breakdown; Lactate; Nephrops norvegicus; Post mortem autolysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CRUSTACEAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE;

CRUSTACEA; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57849156476     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240802500758     Document Type: Article

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