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Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate changes in the membranous structures and in the myofibrils of free and restrained bovine muscle on aging. The various components of the sarcolemma were identified and the extensive ultrastructural changes in this complex membranous structure during postmortem aging are described. Possible contributions of the structural components of the sarcolemma, particularly the collagen fibrils and the amorphous layers, to tenderness are discussed Progressive disruptions in the Z line and breaks at the Z‐I junction occurred in both free and restrained myofibrils during aging.
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