Morphometric study of the equine navicular bone: Variations with breeds and types of horse and influence of exercise

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 535-549

  Gabriel, Annick ^a,b   Jolly, Sandra ^a   Detilleux, Johann ^a   Dessy Doize, Cécile ^a   Collin, Bernard ^a   Reginster, Jean Yves ^b  

^a Department of Neurology   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone remodelling; Navicular disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE REMODELING; CANCELLOUS BONE; CORTICAL BONE; EXERCISE; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HORSE; LIMB; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOID BONE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; HORSES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; TARSAL BONES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032425533     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004117     Document Type: Article

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