Bone biomarkers and risk of fracture in two- and three-year-old Thoroughbreds

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-413

  Jackson, B F ^a   Dyson, P K ^a   Lonnel, C ^b   Verheyen, K L P ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Price, J S ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bone; Fracture; Horse; Thoroughbred; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COLLAGEN; GLUTAMYL LYSYL ALANYL HISTIDYL ASPARTYL GLYCYL GLYCYL ARGININE; GLUTAMYL-LYSYL-ALANYL-HISTIDYL-ASPARTYL-GLYCYL-GLYCYL-ARGININE; ICTP PEPTIDE; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROCOLLAGEN; PROCOLLAGEN TYPE I CARBOXY TERMINAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; OSTEOCALCIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROCOLLAGEN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67651154245     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516409X416206     Document Type: Article

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