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Association of calpastatin gene polymorphisms and meat quality traits in pig.
Meat science - 1 Jun 2014
Ropka-Molik K, Bereta A, Tyra M, Różycki M, Piórkowska K, Szyndler-Nędza M, Szmatoła T
Abstract excerpt
Calpastatin is associated with the rate of post mortem degradation of structural proteins due to the regulation of calpain activity. In the present research, the associations between polymorphisms within 6th intron of porcine CAST gene and several meat quality traits were analyzed. The CAST gene polymorphisms affected meat colour, pH, water holding-capacity (WHC) and texture parameters (toughness, firmness,...
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