title: Dystrophic myodegeneration in adult horses.
abstract: Five horses with histories of colic developed signs of myocardial failure and skeletal muscle disease. Necropsy revealed pale areas in the cervical, pectoral, pelvic, and cardiac musculature; histologically, the lesions were indicative of dystrophic myodegeneration. Serum vitamin E concentrations were normal in 2 of the horses but serum selenium concentrations were normal in 2 of the horses, but serum selenium concentrations were low when compared with values obtained from clinically normal horses.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003085:Colic / Q000662:veterinary; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000662:veterinary; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium