Effect of Preslaughter Bull Handling on Ante Mortem Muscle Glycogen and Post Mortem pH and Glycogen Level (short communication)

Chronic bronchitis in coal miners: ante-mortem-post-mortem comparisons.

[Parameters of ante-mortem delirium].

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the parameters of ante-mortem delirium of the patients in a closed psychiatric institution and to compare them with the ante-mortem psychopathology of the medical patients. METHODS There were 139 medical records of the patients analyzed, who died during the period of 1997-2003 at the in-patient psychiatric institution. The diagnoses were rec...

Isolation of primary microglia from the human post-mortem brain: effects of ante- and post-mortem variables

Microglia are key players in the central nervous system in health and disease. Much pioneering research on microglia function has been carried out in vivo with the use of genetic animal models. However, to fully understand the role of microglia in neurological and psychiatric disorders, it is crucial to study primary human microglia from brain donors. We have developed a rapid procedure for the...

The effect of nutrition on muscle pH decline and ultimate pH post-mortem in sheep and cattle

This paper reviews the effect of nutrition on rate of post–mortem pH decline, pH change after electrical stimulation (delta pH) and ultimate pH in skeletal muscle of sheep and cattle. The importance of muscle glycogen concentration as a determinant of ultimate pH, delta pH and rate of pH decline post–mortem is illustrated. As delta pH and rate of pH decline are increased by high muscle glycogen...

Post-mortem Muscle Metabolism and Meat Quality

PSE, DCB and DFD meat are stress-related conditions. PSE meat occurs in pigs and turkeys. In pigs it is common in particular breeds which are known as stress-sensitive (SS) or halothane-positive (nn) genotypes. This chapter focuses on some of the key features in post-mortem muscle metabolism which lead to these meat quality problems, and so helps to explain how preslaughter stress influences me...