Equine tendon research indicates activity rather than genetics creates vulnerability

Lauren Detlefsen’s research on equine tendon vulnerability didn’t go as planned. But since Detlefsen’s expectations involved a genetic reason for equine tendon problems, to some extent she addressed the issue of whether genetics or activity was responsible for tendon situation.

Detlefsen, who is affiliated with the Gluck Equine Research Center that is part of the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Science, was the lead author on “Differential Gene Expression In Equine Tendon As A Function Of Maturation and

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