TABLE 3.
Western Blot data for desmin and troponin-T of broiler breast meat according to muscle condition (M—normal, NORM; Spaghetti Meat, SM) and postmortem time (T—0, 3, 7 days).
| Relative abundance, % | Muscle condition (M) | Time (T) | SE | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORM | SM | 0 | 3 | 7 | M × T | M | T | ||
| Desmin | |||||||||
| Intact, 52 kDa | 43.8 | 41.9 | 52.7 a | 41.6 b | 34.4 b | 4.6 | NS | NS | 0.0001 |
| Degradation product, 39 kDa | 56.2 | 58.1 | 47.3 b | 58.4 a | 65.7 a | 4.7 | NS | NS | 0.0001 |
| TnT | |||||||||
| Intact, 42–40 kDa | 47.1 | 46.7 | 53.8 | 44.3 | 42.6 | 4.2 | NS | NS | NS |
| Degradation products, 32–30 kDa | 52.9 | 53.3 | 46.2 | 55.7 | 57.4 | 4.2 | NS | NS | NS |
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Means within the same row and effect followed by different superscripts differ p < 0.05.