Relationship between stages of the estrous cycle and bone cell activity in Thoroughbreds

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1527-1532

  Jackson, Brendan F ^a   Dyson, Philip K ^a   Hattersley, Rachael D ^a   Kelly, Hannah R ^a   Pfeiffer, Dirk U ^a   Price, Joanna S ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY TERMINAL PROPEPTIDE; CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; COLLAGEN; OSTEOCALCIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE CELL; BONE INJURY; BREEDING; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SPORT;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSES; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PROCOLLAGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33748746150     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.9.1527     Document Type: Article

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