Effect of maturation and aging on the histomorphometric and biochemical characteristics of equine superficial digital flexor tendon

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 425-430

  Gillis, Carol ^a   Pool, Roy R ^a   Meagher, D M ^a   Stover, Susan M ^a   Reiser, Karen ^b   Willits, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COLLAGEN; PYRIDINOLINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; TENDONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031114527     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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