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Equine Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory

McPhail Dressage Chair
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (ER)
Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Type 2 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Myofibrillar Myopathy
Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency
Myosin Heavy Chain Myopathy (MYHM)
Seasonal Pasture Myopathy
Neuromuscular Diseases related to vitamin E
Shivers
McPhail Equine Performance Center
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Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine

Email: valbergs@cvm.msu.edu

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Michigan State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
784 Wilson Road, D202
East Lansing, MI 48824

Equine Neuromuscular Diagnostic Laboratory

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McPhail Dressage Chair
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (ER)
Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Type 2 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Myofibrillar Myopathy
Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency
Myosin Heavy Chain Myopathy (MYHM)
Seasonal Pasture Myopathy
Neuromuscular Diseases related to vitamin E
Shivers
McPhail Equine Performance Center
Conflict of Interest
Atrophy

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