Histopathology in horses with chronic palmar foot pain and age-matched controls. Part 2: The deep digital flexor tendon

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-27

  Blunden, A ^a   Dyson, S ^a   Murray, R ^a   Schramme, M ^a,b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep digital flexor tendon; Foot; Histopathology; Horse; Lameness; Navicular disease

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; TARSAL BONE; TENDON;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TARSAL BONES; TENDONS;

EID: 32544450925     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406775374342     Document Type: Article

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