Osteochondrosis and copper: Histology of articular cartilage from foals out of copper supplemented and non-supplemented dams

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-117

  Gee, E ^a   Davies, M ^b   Firth, E ^a   Jeffcott, L ^b   Fennessy, P ^c   Mogg, T ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABACUSBIO LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B; Copper; Dyschondroplasia; Horse; Osteochondrosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CATHEPSIN B; COPRINE; PROTEOGLYCAN; COPPER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOAL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; MARE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LIVER; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COPPER; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIVER; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; OSTEOCHONDRODYSPLASIAS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 33846353859     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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