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