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Horses and Ponies as Animal Models for Malignant Hyperthermia

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Experimental Malignant Hyperthermia

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The equine species, including horses and ponies, can develop myopathy associated with stress, exercise, or general anesthesia. A variety of possible causes exist, and increasing evidence indicates that malignant hyperthermia (MH) plays a role. Identification of MH susceptible (MHS) horses is important to the horse industry from both a performance and breeding standpoint, to the equine anesthesiologist, and for basic research as a new and potentially useful experimental model for further study of MH and its species variations.

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Hildebrand, S.V. (1988). Horses and Ponies as Animal Models for Malignant Hyperthermia. In: Williams, C.H. (eds) Experimental Malignant Hyperthermia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3738-9_9

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