Abstract
Intramuscular connective tissue (IMCT) was isolated from bovine semitendinosus (ST) muscles aged 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, and 35 days postmortem. Shear force values were collected from raw ST muscle and IMCT preparations to determine changes in mechanical strength (resistance to shearing) of the connective tissue fibers during postmortem aging. Statistical analysis indicated significant differences in mean shear force values of isolated IMCT preparations between aging periods (P 0.05) was observed. Other investigators have incorporated the same procedure and reported decreasing shear force values with increased aging times for IMCT preparations and raw ST samples. Our results were not in agreement with these findings.
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