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Intervertebral disc degeneration in the dog. Part 2: chondrodystrophic and non-chondrodystrophic breeds.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Mar 2013
Smolders Lucas A, Bergknut Niklas, Grinwis Guy C M, Hagman Ragnvi, Lagerstedt Anne-Sofie, Hazewinkel Herman A W, Tryfonidou Marianna A, Meij Björn P
Abstract excerpt
Dogs can be grouped into two distinct types of breed based on the predisposition to chondrodystrophy, namely, non-chondrodystrophic (NCD) and chondrodystrophic (CD). In addition to a different process of endochondral ossification, NCD and CD breeds have different characteristics of intravertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and IVD degenerative diseases. The anatomy, physiology, histopathology, and biochemical and...
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