Pathologic findings in equine muscle (excluding polysaccharide storage): A necropsy study

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 572-579

  Valentine, Beth A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation; Horses; Myopathy; Myositis; Pathology; Protozoa; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; PROTOZOA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INJURY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 55449126069     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000506     Document Type: Article

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