Osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint in the Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) from the German North Sea: a study of the lesions seen in dry bone

BACKGROUND: Pathological changes and resulting functional impairment of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can substantially affect physical condition, morbidity, and mortality of wildlife species. Analysis of TMJ disorders is therefore of interest for the characterization of the health status of pop...

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Autores principales: Ludolphy, Catharina, Kahle, Patricia, Kierdorf, Horst, Kierdorf, Uwe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29716601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1473-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29716601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1473-5

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