Impact of alpha‐tocopherol deficiency and supplementation on sacrocaudalis and gluteal muscle fiber histopathology and morphology in horses

Impact of alpha‐tocopherol deficiency and supplementation on sacrocaudalis and gluteal muscle fiber histopathology and morphology in horses

Abstract Background A subset of horses deficient in alpha‐tocopherol (α‐TP) develop muscle atrophy and vitamin E‐responsive myopathy (VEM) characterized by mitochondrial alterations in the sacrocaudalis dorsalis medialis muscle (SC). Objectives To quantify muscle histopathologic abnormalities in sub...

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Main Authors: Lauren Bookbinder, Carrie J. Finno, Anna M. Firshman, Scott A. Katzman, Erin Burns, Janel Peterson, Anna Dahlgren, Brittni Ming‐Whitfield, Shelby Glessner, Amanda Borer‐Matsui, Stephanie J. Valberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Subjects:
atrophy
mitochondria
myopathy
skeletal muscle
vitamin E
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15643

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15643

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