Morphometric Study of the Equine Navicular Bone: Age-Related Changes and Influence of Exercise

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-40

  Gabriel, A ^a   Detilleux, J ^b   Jolly, S ^b   Reginster, J Y ^b   Collin, B ^b   Dessy Doize C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ageing; Bone architecture; Exercise; Histomorphometry; Horse; Morphometry; Navicular bone

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SESAMOID BONE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SESAMOID BONES;

EID: 0032600767     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006102921304     Document Type: Article

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