Functional anatomy of the cartilage of the distal phalanx and digital cushion in the equine foot and a hemodynamic flow hypothesis of energy dissipation

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 961-968

  Bowker, Robert M ^a   Van Wulfen, Kimberly K ^a   Springer, Susan E ^a   Linder, Keith E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CYTOLOGY; FOOT; FORELIMB; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; INNERVATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOE; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FOOT BONES; FORELIMB; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HORSES; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOES; VEINS;

EID: 0032135373     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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