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Summary
The epimysial connective tissues from pigs exhibiting normal or pale, soft, and exudative (PSE) musculature were examined using histological and histochemical techniques. Light intensity values showed that the PSE epimysium had a lower toluidine blue staining intensity than that of normal epimysium, indicating that the ground substance was altered. Histologically, there was no evidence of differences in appearance or fiber types between PSE and normal connective tissues.
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