Exercise does not affect stiffness and mineralisation of third metacarpal condylar subarticular calcified tissues in 2 year old thoroughbred racehorses

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 16, Issue , 2008, Pages 40-46

  Ferguson, V L ^a,b   Bushby, A J ^b   Firth, E C ^c   Howell, P G T ^d   Boyde, Alan ^d  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcified cartilage; Exercise; Mechanical properties; Mineralisation; Subchondral bone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MINERAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; EXERCISE; HORSE; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMAGING; METACARPAL BONE; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY; TRAINING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 57149092130     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v016a05     Document Type: Article

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