The Anatomy and Physiology of the Suspensory Apparatus of the Distal Phalanx

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-49

  Pollitt, Christopher C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Distal phalanx; Equine hoof wall; Hemidesmosome; Laminitis; Secondary epidermal lamellae; Suspensory apparatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FOOT DISEASE; HEMIDESMOSOME; HISTOLOGY; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INNERVATION; LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOE PHALANX; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FOOT DISEASES; HEMIDESMOSOMES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LIGAMENTS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; TOE PHALANGES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77950347636     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2010.01.005     Document Type: Review

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