Cartilage canals in equine articular/epiphyseal growth cartilage and a possible association with dyschondroplasia

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 360-364

  Shingleton, W D ^a,d   Mackie, Eleanor J ^b   Cawston, T E ^c   Jeffcott, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartilage canals; Dyschondroplasia; Horse; Osteochondrosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMUR; GROWTH PLATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; OSTEOGENESIS;

EID: 0031228970     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb03139.x     Document Type: Article

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