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Effect of age on bone mineral density and micro architecture in the radius and tibia of horses: An Xtreme computed tomographic study

BACKGROUND: The effect of age on the bone mineral density and microarchitecture of the equine radius and tibia was investigated. Fifty-six bones from 15 horses aged four to 21 years were used. There were nine geldings and six mares, and none of the horses had any disease influencing bone properties....

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Autores principales: Fürst, A, Meier, D, Michel, S, Schmidlin, A, Held, L, Laib, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18221526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-4-3