Neuromuscular disorders comprise a diverse group of human inborn diseases that arise
from defects in the structure and/or function of the muscle tissue—encompassing the muscle …

Aging is a popular method used by meat industry for improving the sensory attributes of
meat. Despite the advent of many novel technologies, aging has not lost its charm and is still …

Abstract Goll, Darrel E., Valery F. Thompson, Hongqi Li, Wei Wei, and Jinyang Cong. The
Calpain System. Physiol Rev 83: 731–801, 2003; 10.1152/physrev. 00029.2002.—The …

Mammalian skeletal muscle shows an enormous variability in its functional features such as
rate of force production, resistance to fatigue, and energy metabolism, with a wide spectrum …

Tenderness has been repeatedly reported as the most important quality aspect of meat.
However, a number of studies have shown that a significant portion of retail meat can be …

One of the most common causes of unacceptability in meat quality is toughness. Toughness
is attributed to a range of factors including the amount of intramuscular connective tissue …

Calpain is an intracellular Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease (EC 3.4. 22.17; Clan CA,
family C02). Recent expansion of sequence data across the species definitively shows that …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) can result from various disease states with inadequate
cardiac output. CHF due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a familial disease in 20–30% of …

The limb-girdle muscular dystrophies are a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited
progressive muscle disorders that affect mainly the proximal musculature, with evidence for …

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