Dear All
My explanation is that the rainbow colours derive from diffraction from the firous structure of the muscle. The parallel orientation of the fibres act as a grating. Best seen when the fish is very fresh and the fibres are intact with a large differential in optical properies between the fibres and the extracelular fluid. On storage this difference is reduced as concentrations inside and outside the cell equilibrate.
Peter Howgate
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