Three dimensional structure of the distal condyles of the third metacarpal bone of the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-129

  Boyde, A ^a   Haroon, Y ^a   Jones, S J ^a   Riggs, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Fracture propagation; Horse; Mineralised articular cartilage; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; METACARPAL BONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; HORSES; METACARPUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0033087939     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03805.x     Document Type: Article

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