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| − | ===Osteopetrosis (Marble bone disease)=== | + | ===[[Osteopetrosis]] === |
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| − | *Occurs in sheep, dogs, cattle, horses
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| − | *Failure of resorption by osteoclasts -> failure of remodelling of [[Bones - Anatomy & Physiology#Organisation of Bone|cancellous bone]]
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| − | *Bones become thickened and dense but brittle
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| − | *Marrow cavites are full of unresorbed primary spongiosa
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| − | *Thickened intramembranous bones of skull -> altered shape of brain
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| − | *Associated with severe viral infections, e.g. '''FeLV''', [[Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus|BVD]]
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| − | *Hereditary in Angus cattle
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| − | [[Category:Bones - Developmental Pathology]]
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