Evaluation of serum concentrations fo biomarkers of skeletal metabolism and results of radiography as indicators of severity of osteochondrosis in foals

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-150

  Billinghurst, R Clark ^a,c   Brama, Pieter A J ^b   van Weeren, P Rene ^b   Knowlton, Megan S ^a   McIlwraith, C Wayne ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c St Lawrence College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGENASE; EPITOPE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; OSTEOCALCIN; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE 2 AMINOPROPEPTIDE; TELOPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHONDROGENESIS; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; KNEE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; SCORING SYSTEM; STAGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLLAGEN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS;

EID: 1542360620     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.143     Document Type: Article

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