Osteocalcin: A biochemical marker of bone formation in equine medicine

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Grafenau, P ^a   Carstanjen, B ^b   Lepage, O M ^b  

^a École Nationale ^*  (Slovakia)

^b VETAGRO SUP   (France)

Author keywords

Bone formation; Bone metabolism; Horse; Osteocalcin

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0346346503     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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