Ultrasonography of the equine triceps muscle before and after general anaesthesia and in post anaesthetic myopathy

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-319

  Smith, R K W ^a   Dyson, Sue J ^b   Head, M J ^a   Butson, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Horse; Muscle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; KETAMINE; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY WEIGHT; CREATINE KINASE; FEMALE; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KETAMINE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0030185575     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb03095.x     Document Type: Article

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