Comparative bone histology of adult horses (Equus caballus) and cows (Bos taurus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 442-445

  Zedda, M ^a   Lepore, G ^a   Manca, P ^a   Chisu, V ^a   Farina, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HUMERUS; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMUR; HORSES; HUMERUS; LOCOMOTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 56649114569     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2008.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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