The Effect of Early Training and the Adaptation and Conditioning of Skeletal Tissues

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-51

  Smith, Roger K W ^a   Goodship, Allen E ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; HORSE; JOINT; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TENDON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; HORSES; JOINTS; LIGAMENTS; OSTEOGENESIS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 39749163499     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2007.11.005     Document Type: Review

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