Quantitative assessment of motor neuron loss in equine motor neuron disease (EMND)

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 256-259

  Polack, Evelyne Weber ^a   King, J M ^a   Cummings, J F ^a   De Lahunta, A ^a   Divers, T J ^a   Mohammed, H O ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine motor neuron disease; Horse; Motor neuron; Quantitation of neuron loss; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOTOR NEURONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032063021     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1998.tb04497.x     Document Type: Article

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