| Mandell et al. (2006) | Longissimus lumborum, longissimus thoracis, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, rectus femoris | Wet aging (2, 7, 14, 28) | Decreased shear force of the longissimus lumborum, longissimus thoracis, semimembranosus, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris but not semitendinosus and biceps femoris. Consistent aging response in longissimus lumborum and longissimus thoracis but limited tenderization past 7 d for other muscles. |
| Xiong et al. (2007) | Longissimus | Wet aging (1, 3, 10) | Decreased shear force throughout aging period. Less troponin-T degradation among older carcasses. |
| Franco et al. (2009) | Longissimus thoracis | Wet aging (1, 7, 14, 21, 35, 42) | Decreased shear force during initial aging period but additional tenderization not found past 14 d. |
| Streiter et al. (2012) | Longissimus lumborum, longissimus thoracis, semimembranosus, semitendinosus | Wet aging (7, 14, 21) | Decreased shear force of the semitendinosus but not semimembranosus from 7 to 14 d. Shear force of the longissimus lumborum and longissimus thoracis dependent on skeletal separation and enhancement. |
| Vitale et al. (2014) | Longissimus thoracis et lumborum | Wet aging (0, 3, 6, 8, 14, 21) | Decreased shear force at 3, 8, 14, 21 d of aging compared to 0 and 6 d. |
| Bhat et al. (2018a) | Semimembranosus, biceps femoris | Wet aging (1, 2, 7, 14) | Decreased shear force throughout aging period supported by increased myofibrillar fragmentation. |
| Alvarenga et al. (2021) | Longissimus lumborum, semitendinosus | Wet aging (2, 14, 28) | Decreased shear force of longissimus lumborum but not semitendinosus from 2 to 14 d. By 28 d, only 7.8% of longissimus lumborum steaks from cull cows categorized as tough. |
| Obuz et al. (2014) | Longissimus lumborum | Dry or wet aging (2, 23) | Overall tenderness scores improved with aging regardless of aging type, but wet aging had greater overall tenderness to dry aging. |
| Setyabrata et al. (2022) | Longissimus lumborum | Dry or wet aging (28) | Aging type had no impact on shear force or sensory tenderness. |