The OARSI histopathology initiative - recommendations for histological assessments of osteoarthritis in the horse

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  McIlwraith, C W ^a   Frisbie, D D ^a   Kawcak, C E ^a   Fuller, C J ^b   Hurtig, M ^c   Cruz, A ^c  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Horse; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARPAL JOINT; CHONDROPATHY; DISEASE MODEL; EXERCISE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HORSES; JOINTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 77956895176     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.05.031     Document Type: Article

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