Joint dependent concentrations of bone alkaline phosphatase in serum and synovial fluids of horses with osteochondral injury: an analytical and clinical validation

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 779-786

  Trumble, T N ^a   Brown, M P ^a   Merritt, K A ^a   Billinghurst, R C ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b St Lawrence College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bone alkaline phosphatase; Horse; Joint; Osteochondral injury; Serum; Synovial fluid; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BONE ISOENZYME; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARPAL JOINT; CARTILAGE INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOASSAY; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCHONDRAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 45049084915     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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