A molecular marker of type I collagen metabolism reflects changes in connective tissue remodelling associated with injury to the equine superficial digital flexor tendon

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-213

  Jackson, B F ^a   Smith, R K W ^a   Price, J S ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Horse; Marker; Superficial digital flexor tendon; Tendinitis

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY TERMINAL PROPEPTIDE OF TYPE I PROCOLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CROSS LINKED TELOPEPTIDE OF TYPE I COLLAGEN; MOLECULAR MARKER; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ICTP PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE I CARBOXY TERMINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SUPERFICIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENETICS; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0038728283     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403776114135     Document Type: Article

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