By the introduction of technological advancement in methods of structural analysis,
electronics, and recombinant DNA techniques, research in physiology has become …

Research in the area of the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork and poultry meat is reviewed
in this article with an emphasis on genetic, biochemical and metabolic factors contributing to …

Background The qualitative properties of the meat are of major importance for poultry
breeding, since meat is now widely consumed as cuts or as processed products. The aim of …

Central core disease (CCD) is a morphologically distinct, autosomal dominant myopathy
with variable clinical features. A close association with malignant hypertheria (MH) has been …

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a devastating, potentially lethal response to anesthetics that
occurs in genetically predisposed individuals. The skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor …

In skeletal muscle, the excitation-contraction (EC) coupling machinery mediates the
translation of the action potential transmitted by the nerve into intracellular calcium release …

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially life‐threatening event in response to anesthetic
triggering agents, with symptoms of sustained uncontrolled skeletal muscle calcium …

Recent findings on the ryanodine receptor of vertebrates, a Ca-release channel protein for
the caffeine-and ryanodine-sensitive Ca pools, are reviewed in this article. Three distinct …

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a disorder of skeletal muscle in which certain anesthetic
agents trigger a sustained elevation in myoplasmic Ca2+ concentration that activates …

Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of halothane carrier (Nn) and
negative (NN) pigs grown from 40 kg live weight and slaughtered at three weights (110, 125 …