title: The influence of the collagen fibre network of muscle on the compliance and tensile strength of muscle samples subjected to loads at right angles to the muscle fibre axis.
abstract: The pattern of subdivision of a muscle into fibre bundles by the perimysium was examined as a possible source of within sample variability of meat toughness attributable to the connective tissue component. It was shown that the pattern of subdivision into fibre bundles relates to the tendom surfaces and influences the compliance and toughness of a meat sample. In addition it was shown that greater plasticity of raw meat samples results in greater compliance under load. The procedure of defining sample orientation relative to the geometry of the component parts enables some of the within sample variability to be explained and controlled.
authors: CSIRO Division of Food Research, Meat Research Laboratory, PO Box 12, Cannon Hill, Queensland, Australia 4170.
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Rowe