Summary
THE PHENOMENON OF COLD SHORTENING IN MUSCLE IS BRIEFLY REVIEWED AND RECENT EXPERIMENTAL WORK IS DESCRIBED WHICH CLARIFIES THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF THIS PHENOMENON. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SHORTENING INDUCED BY LOW TEMPERATURE RESULTS FROM AN ACTIVATION OF THE CONTRACTILE APPARATUS BY CALCIUM IONS MUCH AS IN A NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTRACTION.
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Details
- Original title: THE MECHANISM OF COLD SHORTENING.
- Record ID : 1988-0646
- Languages: English
- Publication date: 1986/09/10
- Source: Source: Proc. Bristol Meet., IIR/C. R. Réun. Bristol, IIF
1986-3; 39-43; 3 fig.; 14 ref.; discuss. - Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
Indexing
- Themes: Meat and meat products
- Keywords: Cold shortening; Calcium; Meat; Chilling; Beef
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