Blood steroid concentrations in domestic Mongolian horses

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537-543

  Haffner, John C ^a   Fecteau, Kellie A ^b   Eiler, Hugo ^c   Tserendorj, Tsek ^a   Hoffman, Rhonda M ^a   Oliver, Jack W ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c The Mongolia VETNet   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Blood; Horses; Mongolian; Steroids

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954927275     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200407     Document Type: Article

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