Table 3. Correlation coefficients (r) between histochemical characteristics, intramuscular fat content and fatty acid percentage in M. longissimus lumborum of Hanwoo cattle
Measures (%) | Fiber number percentage | Fiber area percentage |
|
Type I | Type II A | Type II B | Type I | Type II A | Type II B |
IMF | 0.86*** | 0.69** | −0.85*** | 0.87*** | 0.63** | −0.93*** |
C14:0 | −0.60** | −0.65** | 0.66** | −0.53* | −0.49* | 0.61** |
C14:1 | 0.59** | 0.61** | −0.63** | 0.47* | 0.14 | −0.41 |
C16:0 | −0.71*** | −0.61** | 0.72*** | −0.74*** | −0.47* | 0.76*** |
C18:0 | −0.79*** | −0.67** | 0.79*** | −0.77*** | −0.58** | 0.82*** |
C18:1 n-9 | 0.81*** | 0.68** | −0.82*** | 0.85*** | 0.69** | −0.93*** |
C18:2 | 0.26 | 0.22 | −0.27 | 0.25 | −0.16 | −0.11 |
SFA | −0.77*** | −0.67** | 0.79*** | −0.78*** | −0.54* | 0.82*** |
MUFA | 0.84*** | 0.71*** | −0.84*** | 0.87*** | 0.68** | −0.94*** |
PUFA | 0.19 | 0.28 | −0.24 | 0.11 | 0.13 | −0.13 |