Cortical Bone Width in Juvenile Race Horses Treated with Exogenous Somatotropin

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 181-186

  Thomson, K L ^a   Potter, G D ^a   Terrell, K J ^a   Mathiason Kochan, K J ^a   Morris, E L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone Geometry; Bone Remodeling; Quality Audits; Race Horses; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007524128     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31510-2     Document Type: Article

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