Age-related morphometry of equine calcified cartilage

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 274-278

  Martinelli, M J ^a,d   Eurell, J ^b   Les, C M ^c   Fyhrie, D ^c   Bennett, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d San Luis Rey Equine Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Calcified cartilage; Horse; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHEMISTRY; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSES; JOINTS; MALE;

EID: 0036562024     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776186100     Document Type: Article

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