Liha töötlemine
intramyofibrillar spaces to the extramyofi- and Knight 1988b; Kristensen and Purslow
brillar spaces may be key in providing a 2001; Melody et al. 2004). Thus, the rigor
source of drip. process could result in mobilization of water
All the previously mentioned processes not only out of the myofibril, but also out of
influence the amount of water in the myofi- the extramyofibril spaces as the overall
bril. It is important to note that shrinkage of volume of the cell is constricted. In fact,
the myofibrillar lattice alone could not be reduction in the diameter of muscle cells has
responsible for the movement of fluid to the been observed in postmortem muscle (Offer
extracellular space and ultimately out of the and Cousins 1992). This water that is expelled
muscle