Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy in five Quarter Horses: Clinical and neuropathological findings

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-85

  Gandini, G ^a   Fatzer, R ^b   Mariscoli, M ^c   Spadari, A ^a   Cipone, M ^a   Jaggy, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Degenerative myeloencephalopathy; Horse; Nervous system; Vitamin E deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; GAIT DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542527014     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864741     Document Type: Article

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