Variability of muscle fibre type composition in a number of genealogical bloodlines in Arabian and Andalusian horses

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 661-665

  Rivero, J L L ^a   Valera, M ^a   Serrano, A ^a   Vinuesa, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b General Directorate of Cria Caballar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bloodlines; Equine; Genetics; Inheritance; Muscle fibres; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0030532650     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960465     Document Type: Article

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