Equine laminitis: Congenital, hemidesmosomal plectin deficiency in a Quarter Horse foal

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-303

  French, K R ^a   Pollitt, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congenital; Foal; Hemidesmosome; Horse; Immunofluorescence; Laminitis; Plectin; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; EQUIVAC T; EQUIVAC TAT; PLECTIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FOOT INJURY; HEMIDESMOSOME; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LAMINITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542569566     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044877206     Document Type: Article

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