Postmortem calpain changes in ostrich skeletal muscle

Contribution of postmortem muscle biochemistry to the delivery of consistent meat quality with particular focus on the calpain system

M. Koohmaraie, G.H. Geesink · Meat Science · 2006 · 644 citations

Animal Physiology, Muscle Function, Body Composition +11

Proteolysis of specific muscle structural proteins by mu-calpain at low pH and temperature is similar to degradation in postmortem bovine muscle.

E. Huff‐Lonergan, Takeshi Mitsuhashi, Dirk Douglas Beekman et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1996 · 458 citations

Musculoskeletal Science, Muscle Function, Cytoskeleton +23

Revisiting the conversion of muscle into meat and the underlying mechanisms

Ahmed Ouali, Carlos Hernán Herrera-Méndez, Gérald Coulis et al. · Meat Science · 2006 · 400 citations

Animal Physiology, Mechanobiology, Muscle Function +11

μ-Calpain is essential for postmortem proteolysis of muscle proteins1,2

G.H. Geesink, Shafi Kuchay, Athar H. Chishti et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 2006 · 251 citations

Muscle Tissue, Muscle Function, Cellular Physiology +19

Effects of postmortem aging time, animal age, and sex on degradation of titin and nebulin in bovine longissimus muscle

E. Huff‐Lonergan, F. C. Parrish, Richard M. Robson · Journal of Animal Science · 1995 · 203 citations

Aging, Intact Nebulin, Education +18