Different periodicities of some haematological parameters in exercise-loaded athletic horses and sedentary horses

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Assenza, Anna ^a   Fazio, Francesco ^a   Giudice, Elisabetta ^a   Caola, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronophysiology; Haematological parameters; Horse; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012425017     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.12.17     Document Type: Article

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