The pathogenesis of acute laminitis: Fitting more pieces into the puzzle

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-203

  Bailey, S R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; ENZYME; LAMININ; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EDITORIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; LAMINITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542546670     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044877251     Document Type: Editorial

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