Effects of training on collagen fibril populations in the suspensory ligament and deep digital flexor tendon of young Thoroughbreds

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-68

  Patterson Kane, J C ^a,c   Firth, E C ^a   Parry, D A D ^a   Wilson, A M ^b,d   Goodship, A E ^b,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; HORSES; LIGAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RUNNING; TENDONS;

EID: 0031608430     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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