Longitudinal study of the effects of chronic hypothyroidism on skeletal muscle in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 879-889

  Rossmeisl Jr , John H ^a   Duncan, Robert B ^a   Inzana, Karen D ^a   Panciera, David L ^a   Shelton, G Diane ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARNITINE; CREATINE KINASE; IODINE 131; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRRADIATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MYOPATHY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67651235644     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.7.879     Document Type: Article

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