Intervertebral disc degeneration in the dog. Part 2: Chondrodystrophic and non-chondrodystrophic breeds

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 292-299

  Smolders, Lucas A ^a   Bergknut, Niklas ^a,b   Grinwis, Guy C M ^c   Hagman, Ragnvi ^b   Lagerstedt, Anne Sofie ^b   Hazewinkel, Herman A W ^a   Tryfonidou, Marianna A ^a   Meij, Björn P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chondrodystrophic; Degeneration; Dog; Hernia; Intervertebral disc; Non chondrodystrophic; Notochordal cell

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BREED DIFFERENCE; CALCIFICATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHONDRODYSPLASIA; CHROMOSOME 12; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; ENCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; METAMORPHOSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84875063039     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.10.011     Document Type: Review

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