Biochemical markers of bone metabolism and risk of dorsal metacarpal disease in 2-year-old Thoroughbreds

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Jackson, B F ^a   Lonnell, C ^a   Verheyen, K L P ^b   Dyson, P ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Price, J S ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Dorsal metacarpal disease; Horse; Marker

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARBOXYTERMINAL CROSS LINKED TELOPEPTIDE OF TYPE 1 COLLAGEN; CARBOXYTERMINAL PROPEPTIDE OF TYPE 1 COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN; OSTEOCALCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE DISEASE; BONE METABOLISM; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PREDICTION; RISK;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844299094     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164054406775     Document Type: Article

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