Miscellaneous neurologic or neuromuscular disorders in horses

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 481-506

  Aleman, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Junctionopathies; Motor neuron; Motor unit; Nerve; Neuromuscular

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 81555196432     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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