Use of serum amyloid A and other acute phase reactants to monitor the inflammatory response after castration in horses: A field study

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 552-556

  Jacobsen, S ^a   Jensen, J C ^a   Frei, S ^a   Jensen, A L ^a   Thoefner, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute phase protein; Castration; Horse; Inflammation; Monitoring; Serum amyloid A

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27744435143     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516405775314853     Document Type: Article

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