Equine Motor Neuron Disease: A Review of Clinical and Experimental Studies

Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-29

  Divers, Thomas J ^a   Mohammed, H O ^a   Hintz, H F ^a   de Lahunta, A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

horse; motor neuron disease; muscle atrophy; muscle biopsy; vitamin E deficiency; weakness

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33646110989     PISSN: 15347516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctep.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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