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Postmortem Shrinkage

Postmortem Shrinkage is a biological phenomenon in meat science denoting the reduction in muscle volume and weight following animal slaughter, primarily caused by the loss of water content and the shortening of myofibrillar structures during the conversion of muscle to meat.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The mechanism of drip production: Formation of two compartments of extracellular space in muscle <i>Post mortem</i>

Gerald Offer, Tony Cousins · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 1992 · 166 citations

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Postmortem changes in cazon fish muscle stored on ice

Víctor Manuel Ocaño‐Higuera, Enrique Márquez‐Ríos, M. Canizales-Dávila et al. · Food Chemistry · 2009 · 137 citations

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Muscle, Ageing and Temperature Influence the Changes in Texture, Cooking Loss and Shrinkage of Cooked Beef

Rozita Vaskoska, Minh Ha, Zahra Naqvi et al. · Foods · 2020 · 79 citations · Full text

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Effects of Chronological Age and Postmortem Aging on Thermal Shrinkage Temperature of Bovine Intramuscular Collagen

M. D. Judge, E. D. Aberle · Journal of Animal Science · 1982 · 70 citations

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X-Ray Diffraction Measurements of Postmortem Changes in the Myofilament Lattice of Pork

L. Diesbourg, H. J. Swatland, B. M. Millman · Journal of Animal Science · 1988 · 55 citations

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Authors

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  1. ZL
    Z. L. CARPENTER

    Texas A&M University, United States

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  2. AK
    A. K. Morison

    Natural Resources Institute, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  3. FC
    F. C. Parrish

    Iowa State University, United States

    2 publications · 100 citations

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  4. RG
    R. G. Kauffman

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. HJ
    H. J. Swatland

    University of Guelph, Canada

    1 publications · 55 citations

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Institutions

27

  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    200 citations

  2. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    185 citations

  3. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  4. Gyeongsang National University

    Jinju-si, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Hefei University of Technology

    Hefei, China

    1 h-index

    10 publications

    230 citations

  6. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  7. University of Guelph

    Guelph, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    165 citations

  8. Universidad de Sonora

    Hermosillo, Mexico

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    685 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Food Science

    JFS · 4 publications · 141 citations

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  2. Journal of Animal Science

    4 publications · 181 citations

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  3. Food Chemistry

    3 publications · 193 citations

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  4. Journal of Fish Biology

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. Ringing & Migration

    2 publications · 39 citations

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