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Transcriptome analysis of porcine M. semimembranosus divergent in intramuscular fat as a consequence of dietary protein restriction.
BMC genomics - 6 Jul 2013
Hamill Ruth M, Aslan Ozlem, Mullen Anne M, O'Doherty John V, McBryan Jean, Morris Dermot G, Sweeney Torres
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is positively correlated with aspects of pork palatability, including flavour, juiciness and overall acceptability. The ratio of energy to protein in the finishing diet of growing pigs can impact on IMF content with consequences for pork quality. The objective of this study was to compare gene expression profiles of Musculus semimembranosus (SM) of animals divergent for...
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