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- From: ms0t@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MATTHEW CHRISTIAN SZAP)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Laminitis and founder
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.024853.49881@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 02:48:53 GMT
- Organization: Lehigh University
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- In article <1993Jan21.022841.27420@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, ms0t@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (M
- ATTHEW CHRISTIAN SZAP) writes:
- >
- >To equestrian community: I am currently studying the
- > structure of horses' hooves. The study is part of my
- > training as a graduate student in biochemistry. One goal
- > of the study is to shed light on the well-known disease
- > of the hoof-- laminitis. Laminitis is basically a disturbance
- > of blood flow to the hoof and may have an effect on its chemical
- > structure.
- >I have plenty of samples of NON-DISEASED hoof
- > trimmings by blacksmith or farrier. I need samples cut from
- > a DISEASED hoof-- those from a horse afflicted with full-blown
- > laminitis, mild laminitis, or even from a horse that has
- > foundered from (possibly) laminitis. This study is important
- > and I need samples from diseased hooves for its continuation.
- > If you have an afflicted horse and would be willing to send
- > me some samples (from any species), or, if you could
- > provide the name of an owner of an afflicted horse,
- > I'd be most grateful.
- >I can provide more details of the study if you need them.
- > Compensation for shipping will, of course, be provided.
- > Please respond to me through e-mail. Your help in this
- > matter is crucial to our understanding of the disease.
- >
- > thank you, Matt Szap
- > Lehigh University
- > Bethlehem, Pa.
- e mail:
- > ms0t@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu
- >
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