Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy in Lusitano Horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1439-1446

  Finno, C J ^a   Higgins, R J ^a   Aleman, M ^a   Ofri, R ^c   Hollingsworth, S R ^b   Bannasch, D L ^b   Reilly, C M ^a   Madigan, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram; Equine; Neuro axonal dystrophy; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 81355160991     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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