Table 1 Differences in fiber type composition among three porcine muscles
Porcine muscles | Fiber type composition (%) |
Type I | Type IIA | Type IIB |
M. longissimus lumborum | 5.76±0.78C | 4.76±1.00B | 89.48±0.93A |
M. psoas major | 9.63±1.61B | 20.46±2.10A | 69.91±3.28B |
M. infra spinam | 51.06±2.86A | 20.24±2.74A | 28.70±2.20C |
All values are presented as means±SE (n=8).
Different superscripts in the same column (A–C) indicate significant difference (p<0.05).