Calpain and calpastatin activity post mortem and meat tenderness: Are the two related?

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 683-688

  Du Toit, E ^a   Oguttu, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animals; Calpain I; Calpain II; Calpastatin; Local beef breeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887533059     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2013.683.688     Document Type: Article

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