ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Development of muscle collagen cross-linkage was investigated by determining hydroxylysylpyridinoline and lysylpyridinoline contents of longissimus dorsi, semitendinosus and extensor carpi ulnaris muscles. These were removed from male, female and castrated German Simmental cattle (150–620 days old) fattened on different energy levels and related to possible influences of sex, feeding intensity and type of muscle. In intramuscular collagen, an age-related increase in pyridinoline content was found. Cross-link formation was also influenced by sex and feeding intensity. Epimysia exhibited differences in pyridinoline content which were probably due to differences in physical strain of the muscles.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1995.tb06269.x
