Evaluation of deafness in american paint horses by phenotype, brainstem auditory-evoked responses, and endothelin receptor B genotype

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 235, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1204-1211

  Magdesian, K Gary ^a   Williams, D Colette ^b   Aleman, Monica ^a   LeCouteur, Richard A ^b   Madigan, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IRIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEAFNESS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IRIS; MALE; PIGMENTATION; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; NEMOPHILA; PSEUDOMUGILIDAE;

EID: 71849102166     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.235.10.1204     Document Type: Article

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