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Some Relations Between the Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Bovine Muscles
Author(s) -
LOCKETT C.,
SWIFT C. E.,
SULZBACHER W. L.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1962.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - extracellular , intracellular , chemistry , space (punctuation) , biology , biophysics , biochemistry , computer science , operating system
SUMMARY Variations in the distribution of water in bovine muscles were investigated with histological and chemical analyses. A histological method has been developed to measure the extracellular space. This property, along with water and protein content and pH values, was determined in four muscles from each of four animals. The results indicate that extracellular space varied among the muscles of the animals according to a definite pattern. Among the relations found, extracellular space was positively correlated with the water‐protein ratio, whereas intracellular water content was negatively correlated. The evidence indicates that, in the muscles that characteristically contain a relatively high proportion of water to protein, the additional water is located in extracellular spaces.