Clinical and histopathological features of myofibrillar myopathy in Warmblood horses.

Stephanie J ValbergA M NicholsonS S LewisR A ReardonC J Finno

Published in: Equine veterinary journal (2017)

A distinctive and potentially heritable form of MFM exists in Warmblood horses that present with exercise intolerance and abnormal hindlimb gait. Muscle tissue is characterised by ectopic accumulation of desmin and Z disc and myofibrillar degeneration.

Keyphrases

high intensity
skeletal muscle
late onset
physical activity
resistance training
cerebral palsy
early onset