Effect of a proprietary herbal product on equine joint disease

Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medical Foods

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 31-46

  Pearson, Wendy ^a   McKee, Sharyn ^a   Clarke, Andrew F ^a  

^a Equine Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degenerative joint disease; Equine; GAGs; Herbal products; Osteoarthritis; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORSE; LONG TERM CARE; MOBILITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 0033398605     PISSN: 10894179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j133v02n02_04     Document Type: Article

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