[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , January 1, 2008; 88 (1): 287-332. Physiol Rev D. G. Allen, G. D. Lamb and H. Westerblad Skeletal Muscle Fatigue: Cellular Mechanisms [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , February 1, 2008; 586 (3): 875-887. J. Physiol. T. L. Dutka, R. M. Murphy, D. G. Stephenson and G. D. Lamb importance in excitation-contraction coupling and fatigue Chloride conductance in the trans...

Abstract To investigate the effects of maternal nutritional plane and selenium (Se) level on offspring muscle development in first parity ewes, Rambouillet ewes (n = 84) were stratified by BW randomized to receive diets formulated contain adequate Se (ASe) or high (HSe) initiated at breeding. On d 40 gestation, assigned randomly within treatments supply 60% (RES), 100% (CON), 140% (HI) NRC requ...

Survival in the frozen state depends on biochemical adaptations that deal with multiple stresses on cells including long-term ischaemia and tissue dehydration. We investigated whether the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) could play a regulatory role in the metabolic re-sculpting that occurs during freezing. AMPK activity and the phosphorylation state of translation factors were measured in l...

In the fetal ductus arteriosus (DA) disruption in the assembly of elastin fibers is associated with intimal thickening and we previously reported that fetal lamb DA smooth muscle cells incubated with endothelial conditioned medium produce two-fold more chondroitin sulfate (CS) compared with aorta (Ao) cells (Boudreau, N., and M. Rabinovitch. 1991. Lab. Invest. 64:187-199). We hypothesized that ...

The objectives of the present experiment were to examine the effects of in utero exposure to a beta-adrenergic agonist (L644,969) on prenatal and postnatal muscle growth and meat tenderness of lambs. Thirty twin-pregnant Composite IV (1/2 Finnsheep, 1/8 Dorset, 1/8 Rambouillet, 1/8 Targhee, 1/8 Suffolk) ewe lambs were used for this experiment. All ewes were fed an alfalfa hay-corn-based diet th...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of freezing and frozen storage duration (1 4 months) on chemical composition technological properties lamb meat. Meat samples from Musculus Longissimus thoracis et lumborum were collected Bulgarian Dairy Synthetic Population their crosses with Ile-de-France Mouton Charollais breed, a slaughtering weight 22-23 kg. Samples in freezer at -18 ??. Froze...

background: edible films and coatings have potential benefits for food packaging, particularly meat products. these coatings prevent weight loss and texture changes during shelf life by reducing moisture loss in fresh and frozen meat products. in this study, effect of calcium alginate edible coating on microbial and chemical properties of refrigerated lamb meat over a period of  5 days was inve...

The ruminant developmental transition from late foetus to lamb is associated with marked changes in skeletal muscle structure and function that reflect programming for new physiological demands following birth. To determine whether epigenetic changes are involved in this transition, we investigated the genomic architecture of the chromatin modification, histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27...