Deconditioning Reduces Mineral Content of the Third Metacarpal Bone in Horses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1875-1879

  Porr, C A ^a   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Lawrence, L A ^a   Pleasant, R S ^a   Harris, P A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bones; Calcium; Horses; Lameness; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; HYDROXYPROLINE; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM INTAKE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CREATININE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HORSES; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALE; METACARPUS; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032112092     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671875x     Document Type: Article

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