Developmental changes in fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) mRNA expression and intramuscular fat (IMF) content in Oula sheep.

ABSTRACT: Increasing meat consumption by Chinese people has created a focus for improving meat quality for increasing quality of life. Twenty-five Male Oula sheep were selected at 2, 21, 56, 84, and 112 d to investigate the developmental changes associated with age on the intramuscular fat (IMF) content of heart fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) mRNA expression in muscle. Longissimus dorsal muscle and biceps femoris muscle were sampled to measure IMF concentrations and total mRNA was extracted to measure H-FABP mRNA expression using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Growing male Oula sheep demonstrated that the IMF concentrations continuously increased with age and significant differences (P < 0.05) were detected among the age groups; 2. The IMF concentrations among tissues were di

SUBMITTER: Lang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7205330 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature