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Stability of total RNA in bovine tissues during post-mortem storage at 4°C. The stability of total RNA was determined by agarose gel electrophoresis assay (i) and Agilent Bioanalyzer assay in (ii) skeletal muscle (a) and liver (b) (h- hours; d- days at 4°C). (For subcutaneous adipose tissue, because of the presence of high variability among the four animals studied, it was not appropriate to select an individual representative animal.)