Intralesional polysulphated glycosaminoglycan as treatment of equine collagenase induced tendinitis: Clinical, ultrasonographic and histopathologic evaluation

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 701-708

  Marxen, S ^b   Lacerda Neto, J C ^a   Canola, J C ^a   Moraes, J R E ^a   Ribeiro, G ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Equine; Polysulphated glycosaminoglycan; Tendinitis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGENASE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE;

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY SCALE; LEG PAIN; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; SUPERFICIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR MUSCLE TENDON; TENDINITIS; TENDON;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 19444382477     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352004000600002     Document Type: Article

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