Effect of circadian rhythm, age, training and acute lameness on serum concentrations of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) neo-epitope in horses.
S EkmanA LindahlU RüetschiA JanssonK BjörkmanK Abrahamsson-AurellS BjörnsdóttirM LöfgrenL Mattsson HulténEva SkiöldebrandPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2019)
This COMP neo-epitope can be measured in sera, and results indicate that it could be a biomarker for pathologic fragmentation of cartilage in connection with acute joint lameness.