Polyneuropathy of Finnish horses characterised by inflammatory demyelination and intracisternal Schwann cell inclusions

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-236

  Hahn, C N ^a   Matiasek, K ^b   Syrja, P ^c   Jokinen, T S ^c   Macintyre, N ^a   Tulamo, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endoplasmatic reticulum; Horse; Horse, polyneuropathy; Myelinopathy; Peripheral nervous system; Schwann cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FINLAND; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; FINLAND; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SCHWANN CELLS;

EQUIDAE; LOLIUM;

EID: 44149083341     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X257574     Document Type: Article

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