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semimembranosus

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semimembranosus [¦sem·i‚mem·brə′nō·səs]
(anatomy)
One of the hamstring muscles, arising from the ischial tuber, and inserted into the tibia.


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In the first experiment, three different bovine muscles, Longsissimus-dorsi (LD), Semimembranosus (SM) and Psoas-major (PM) were cut into steaks and placed on display for seven days.
Muscle Sample Preparation and CIE (Comission Internationale de l'Eclairage) L*, a*, and b* Color At 24 h postmortem, carcasses were fabricated and 9 muscles [adductor; gracilis (GRA); infraspinatus (INF); longissimus thoracicus (LM); rectus femoris (REF); semimembranosus (SMB); teres major (TEM); triceps brachii, lateral and long heads (TRB, TRBlat and TRBtong); and vastus lateralis] were removed and transported to the University of Florida's Meat Processing Center (Gainesville, FL).
The lesion was excised en bloc along with a portion of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles.
 
 
 
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