Fresh meat texture and tenderness

Improving the Sensory and Nutritional Quality of Fresh Meat

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-88

  King, D A ^a   Wheeler, T L ^a   Shackelford, S D ^a   Koohmaraie, M ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1533/9781845695439.1.61     Document Type: Chapter

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