Overview of Current Laminitis Research

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-63

  Eades, Susan C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Inflammatory response syndrome; Lamellae; Laminitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FOOT DISEASE; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 77950365442     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2010.01.001     Document Type: Review

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