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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in an intron of the ovine calpastatin gene.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2000
Palmer B R, Su H Y, Roberts N, Hickford J G, Bickerstaffe R
Abstract excerpt
Calpastatin is the specific inhibitor of the ubiquitous calcium-dependent proteases mu-calpain and m-calpain. Enzyme assay data from sheep and cattle inversely correlates post-mortem muscle calpastatin levels with ultimate meat tenderness. Genetic markers of meat quality may therefore be found linked to the calpastatin gene (CAST). A three-allele system detected by polymerase chain reaction-single strand...
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