Evaluation of the effect of experimentally induced cartilage defect and intra-articular hyaluronan on synovial fluid biomarkers in intercarpal joints of horses

Abstract Background Inflammatory and degenerative activity inside the joint can be studied in vivo by analysis of synovial fluid biomarkers. In addition to pro-inflammatory mediators, several anabolic and anti-inflammatory substances are produced during the disease process. They counteract the catab...

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Main Authors: Tytti Maaria Niemelä, Riitta-Mari Tulamo, Jorge Uriel Carmona, Catalina López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-019-0460-6