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Table 1 Subject characterization and results of immunohistochemistry

From: Does BMP2 play a role in the pathogenesis of equine degenerative suspensory ligament desmitis?

Case

Tissue

BMP2 cell

BMP PG

Epimerase

TGFβ

Age, breed, sex

H1

SDFT, SL

+

N/A

++

+/−

9 year PP male

H2

SDFT, SL

++/+

N/A

+

15 year PP mare

H3

2 SLs

++

N/A

+/−

+/−

18 year QH mare

H4

SDFT, SL

++

N/A

ND

1.5 year PP male

H5

SL

++

+

−/+

ND

7 year PP mare

H6

SDFT, DDFT

++/+

++/+

ND

5 year PP male

H7

SDFT

++++/+++

+

++

+/−

17 year WB gelding

H8

2 SLs

++++

+/++

+/−

+

4 year Arab gelding

H9

SFDT, DDFT, SL

+++/++

+

+/−

+/−

6 year Amer Saddle male

H10

SL

++/−

+/−

Unknown

H11

SL

+

+

−/+

++

11 year QH mare

H12

SDFT

+++

++

9 year QH gelding

H13

2 SDFTs

DDFT, SL

++/+

+/−

ND

++

+/−

ND

16 year PP female

H14

SL

+++

++/+

+/−

ND

15 year holsteiner gelding

D1

DDFT, SL

++

+/−

+/−

++/+

13 year PP mare

D2

SDFT, DDFT, SL

++

+/−

+/−

ND

24 year PP male

D3

SDFT, DDFT

+/−

+/−

+/−

ND

14 year PP mare

D4

LF

++/+

+

+/−

ND

17 year PP mare

D5

2 SDFTs DDFT, SL

+++

N/A

ND

+/−

fetus PP (of D4)

D6

DDFT, SL

+++

++/+

++/+

++/−

18 mo TB female

D7

DDFT, SL

SDFT

++/+

+

+

ND

ND

20 year PP male

C1

SDFT, DDFT, SL

N/A

+/−

+/−

33 year PP stallion

C2

DDFT, SL

+/−

N/A

+/−

+/−

8 year QH female

C3

DDFT, SL

+/−

N/A

+/−

+/−

5 mo Percheron male

C4

SDFT, DDFT, SL

++/+

N/A

+/−

ND

31 year PP mare

C5

SDFT, DDFT, SL

+/−

N/A

+/−

ND

32 year PP mare

  1. H DSLD horse with many active foci or hypercellularity, limited PGs, D DSLD horse with mostly PGs and limited hypercellularity, C control horse, PP Peruvian Paso, QH quarter horse, TB thoroughbred, SDFT superficial deep digital flexor tendon, DDFT deep digital flexor tendon, SL suspensory ligament, RH right hind limb