Suspected systemic calcinosis and calciphylaxis in 5 horses

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 993-999

  Tan, Jean Yin ^a   Valberg, Stephanie J ^a   Sebastian, Manu M ^b   Davis, Gordon D ^c   Kelly, Jenny R ^d   Goehring, Lutz S ^e   Harland, Malte M ^f   Kuebelbeck, K Leann ^d   Waldridge, Bryan M ^f   Newton, Joseph C ^f   Reimer, Johanna M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^c Okotoks Animal Clinic   (Canada)

^d Surgi Care Center for Horses   (United States)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^f AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE;

ANIMALS; CALCINOSIS; CALCIPHYLAXIS; CALCIUM; FATAL OUTCOME; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHOSPHORUS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77957808739     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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