The effect of recombinant equine growth hormone on the biomechanical properties of healing superficial digital flexor tendons in horses

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 320-324

  Dowling, Bradley A ^b   Dart, Andrew J ^a   Hodgson, David R ^b   Rose, Reuben J ^b   Walsh, William R ^b  

^a University Veterinary Centre   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

COLLAGENASE; GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGENASES; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GROWTH HORMONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036651387     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2002.33590     Document Type: Article

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