About Dr. Christine Latham, Ph.D.

Dr. Christine Latham grew up in Florida working on local farms in exchange for the opportunity to ride. Dr. Latham’s completed her B.Sc. at the University of Florida studying Animal Science. She did her master’s degree at the University of Kentucky followed by a Ph.D. at Texas A&M. Her research focused on amino acid supplementation, skeletal muscle biology in aged horses and exercise physiology. She worked on several projects on the effects of supplements such as complexed trace minerals, probiotics, different combinations of vitamin E and selenium, and conjugated linoleic acid. Following her graduate work, she accepted a position as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Kentucky with Dr. Chris Fry, studying skeletal muscle biology. Dr. Latham is passionate about equine exercise physiology and nutrition, the physiology of aging, and optimization of skeletal muscle biology to support athletic performance in health and disease. She currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her sons, husband, horse, pig, and her two dogs, Penelope and Herman.

 
 
 
Research Publications Cited By
Vitamin D promotes skeletal muscle regeneration and mitochondrial health.
CM Latham, CR Brightwell, AR Keeble, BD Munson, NT Thomas, ....
Frontiers in Physiology 12, 660498, 2021.
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Late‐life exercise mitigates skeletal muscle epigenetic aging.
KA Murach, AL Dimet‐Wiley, Y Wen, CR Brightwell, CM Latham, ....
Aging Cell 21 (1), e13527, 2022.
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A glitch in the matrix: the pivotal role for extracellular matrix remodeling during muscle hypertrophy.
CR Brightwell, CM Latham, NT Thomas, AR Keeble, KA Murach, CS Fry.
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 323 (3), C763-C771, 2022.
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Muscle-specific cellular and molecular adaptations to late-life voluntary concurrent exercise.
CM Dungan, CR Brightwell, Y Wen, CJ Zdunek, CM Latham, NT Thomas, ....
Function 3 (4), zqac027, 2022.
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Effects of dietary amino acid supplementation on measures of whole‐body and muscle protein metabolism in aged horses.
CM Latham, AL Wagner, KL Urschel.
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 103 (1), 283-294, 2019.
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Rapid Communication: Differential skeletal muscle mitochondrial characteristics of weanling racing-bred horses.
CM Latham, CK Fenger, SH White.
Journal of animal science 97 (8), 3193-3198, 2019.
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Dietary conjugated linoleic acid supplementation alters skeletal muscle mitochondria and antioxidant status in young horses.
D Mrugala, JL Leatherwood, EF Morris, EC Dickson, CM Latham, ....
Journal of Animal Science 99 (2), skab037, 2021.
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Skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise training in young and aged horses.
CM Latham, RN Owen, EC Dickson, CP Guy, SH White-Springer.
Frontiers in Aging 2, 54, 2021.
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Elevated dietary selenium rescues mitochondrial capacity impairment induced by decreased vitamin E intake in young exercising horses.
RN Owen, PL Semanchik, CM Latham, KM Brennan, SH White-Springer.
Journal of Animal Science 100 (8), skac172, 2022.
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Complexed trace mineral supplementation alters antioxidant activities and expression in response to trailer stress in yearling horses in training.
CM Latham, EC Dickson, RN Owen, CK Larson, SH White-Springer.
Scientific Reports 11 (1), 7352, 2021.
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107 Validation of primary antibodies for multiple immunofluorescent labeling of horse skeletal muscle fiber type.
CM Latham, SH White.
Journal of Animal Science 95 (suppl_4), 53-53, 2017.
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Fueling equine performance: importance of mitochondrial phenotype in equine athletes.
CM Latham, CP Guy, LT Wesolowski, SH White-Springer.
Animal Frontiers 12 (3), 6-14, 2022.
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Temperament influences mitochondrial capacity in skeletal muscle from 8 through 18 mo of age in Brahman heifers.
RN Owen, CM Latham, CR Long, RD Randel, TH Welsh Jr, ....
Journal of Animal Science 98 (10), skaa291, 2020.
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43 Evaluation of Dietary Trace Mineral Source on Markers of Cartilage Metabolism in Weanling Horses Challenged with Lipopolysaccharide..
AA Millican, JL Leatherwood, JA Coverdale, CE Arnold, AN Bradbery, ....
Journal of Animal Science 96 (suppl_1), 22-23, 2018.
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108 President Oral Presentation Pick: select skeletal muscle mitochondrial measures in Thoroughbred weanlings are related to race earnings and sire.
CP Guy, CM Latham, RN Owen, AL Fowler, SH White-Springer.
Journal of Animal Science 98 (Supplement_4), 85-85, 2020.
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107 Skeletal muscle mitochondrial parameters correlate with sales price in weanling racing-bred Thoroughbred horses.
CP Guy, CM Latham, RN Owen, AL Fowler, SH White-Springer.
Journal of Animal Science 98 (Suppl 4), 86, 2020.
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Evaluating equine feeding behavior utilizing GrowSafe Systems: a pilot study.
EC Dickson, WC Kayser, CM Latham, JL Leatherwood, CL Daigle, ....
Translational animal science 3 (1), 288-294, 2019.
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459 Late-Breaking: Thyroid-stimulating hormone increases mitochondrial oxidative capacity in an in vitro study of equine skeletal muscle..
C Latham, T Welsh Jr, J Fluckey, S Smith, S White.
Journal of Animal Science 96 (suppl_3), 245-246, 2018.
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Effect of feed processing on equine digestion.
MS Goehring, JL Leatherwood, MD Eggleston, AN Bradbery, BJ Carillo, ....
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100 (52), 78, 2017.
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72 A survey of North American horse diets: What are we missing?.
CM Latham, P Darani, S Darani, EAB Gilbert, S Cieslar.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 124, 104374, 2023.
Depressed Protein Synthesis and Anabolic Signaling Potentiate ACL Tear–Resultant Quadriceps Atrophy.
AR Keeble, CR Brightwell, CM Latham, NT Thomas, CB Mobley, ....
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 51 (1), 81-96, 2023.
Acl Injury Reduces Quadriceps Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity That Does Not Recover With Rehabilitation: 737.
CM Latham, NT Thomas, CR Brightwell, DL Johnson, B Noehren, CS Fry.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 54 (9S), 174, 2022.
Upregulation Of Vitamin D Pathways Is Inversely Associated With Quadriceps Fiber Atrophy Following ACL Tear.: 1247.
JL Fry, AM Zagzoog, CS Fry, CR Brightwell, CM Latham, B Noehren.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 54 (9S), 307, 2022.
Enhanced Senescent Cell Burden in the Quadriceps, Articular Cartilage and Periarticular Bone Accompanies Atrophy and Osteoarthritis Following ACL Injury in Mice.
CM Dungan, NT Thomas, CR Brightwell, CM Latham, B Noehren, CS Fry.
The FASEB Journal 36, 2022.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Upregulates Vitamin D Activating Pathways within the Quadriceps.
JL Fry, CR Brightwell, CM Latham, BD Munson, B Noehren, CS Fry.
The FASEB Journal 36, 2022.
Vitamin D status associates with skeletal muscle loss after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction..
JL Fry, AN Moore, CM Latham, KL Thompson, NT Thomas, BD Lancaster, ....
medRxiv, 2022.11. 02.22281843, 2022.
3 Weanling Thoroughbred mitochondrial profiles are related to race performance metrics.
CP Guy, CM Latham, RN Owen, AL Fowler, CK Fenger, DG Riley, ....
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100, 103466, 2021.
Sex Differences In Quadriceps Angiogenic Signaling And Muscle Capillary Supply After ACL Injury: 3704 Board# 21.
CM Latham, CR Brightwell, AS Zagzoog, DL Johnson, ML Ireland, ....
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52 (7S), 1013, 2020.
PSVII-40 Influence of mare body fat measures on colostrum composition.
B Carillo, J Leatherwood, C Latham, E Dickson, M Vogelsang.
Journal of Animal Science 97 (Suppl 3), 313, 2019.
PSVII-41 Mare colostrum and milk composition through 36 h post-parturition.
B Carillo, J Leatherwood, C Latham, E Dickson, M Vogelsang.
Journal of Animal Science 97 (Suppl 3), 314, 2019.
Breed differences in skeletal muscle mitochondrial number and capacity of weanling racing-bred horses.
CM Latham, CK Fenger, SH White.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 76, 51, 2019.
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EC Dickson, WC Kayser, CM Latham, JL Leatherwood, CL Daigle, ....
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227 Late-Breaking: Temperament influences mitochondrial capacity in skeletal muscle from 8.
R Owen, S White2, C Latham, C Long, R Randel, T Welsh Jr.
Journal of Animal Science 96 (suppl_3), 8-9, 2018.
88 Differing Mitochondrial Capacity in Two Separate Skeletal Muscles from Calm and Temperamental Brahman Heifers..
SH White, CM Latham, CR Long, RD Randel, TH Welsh, Jr.
Journal of Animal Science 96 (suppl_1), 46-47, 2018.
Evaluating equine feeding behavior utilizing GrowSafe Systems.
EC Dickson, WC Kayser, CM Latham, JL Leatherwood, SH White.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100 (52), 100-101, 2017.
Evaluation of dietary trace mineral source on growth in weanling horses.
AA Millican, JA Coverdale, JL Leatherwood, AN Bradbery, MS Goehring, ....
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 100 (52), 81, 2017.
46 Postprandial changes in plasma urea nitrogen concentrations in response to amino acid supplementation in horses.
CM Latham, T Brewster-Barnes, KL Urschel, AL Wagner.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 5 (35), 403-404, 2015.
96 Effects of dietary calcium level and source on environmentally relevant phosphorus excretion in horses.
LA Skurupey, CM Latham, PA Harris, LK Warren.
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 5 (35), 424-425, 2015.