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Compared with the control group, ginger extract effectively alleviated long-term transportation stress (48 h), as evidenced by lower levels of glucose and lactate dehydrogenase activity, along with reduced pathological damage in gill, liver, and muscle tissues. Consequently, muscle quality parameters including shear force, glycogen content, and inosine monophosphate levels were notably improved. These improvements were associated with the suppression of heat shock responses, inflammation, and apoptosis, supported by the downregulation of hsp70, il-6, caspase 3, caspase 8 and bax gene expression. Similar trends were observed in the scallion white extract group, though its anti-stress effects and muscle quality enhancement were comparatively weaker. 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