Short-term Evaluation of Serum Amyloid A after Exercise in Clinically Healthy Horses

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 499-501

  Giori, Luca ^a   Moretti, Pierangelo ^a   Giordano, Alessia ^a   Paltrinieri, Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise; Horse; Serum amyloid A (SAA); Standardbred

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 80052386568     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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