Post-mortem extension of ovine longissimus muscle influences the degradation of titin and calpain 3 : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours at Lincoln University

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Post-mortem extension of ovine longissimus muscle influences the degradation of titin and calpain 3 : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours at Lincoln University

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Two hanging methods were compared for the ageing of lamb carcasses. Hanging the carcasses over a bar in a bent conformation (bar-hung) resulted in greater extension of the longissimus thoracis et lumborum (LTL) than in carcasses hung conventionally by the Achilles tendons. The sarcomeres were approximately two-thirds longer in bar-hung carcasses. The bar-hanging caused a slight increase in the rate of production of an undefined fragment of titin (connectin) as determined by SDS-polyacrylamide...

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2001

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Stevenson, B. J.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/15719

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titin / connectin / calpain 3 / ovine / longissimus / muscle / sacomere / meat quality / shear force / Animal production not elsewhere classified / Animal cell and molecular biology

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