Effect of regular training on the myocardial and plasma concentrations of taurine and α-amino acids in thoroughbred horses

Amino Acids

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-251

  King, N ^a   Suleiman, M S ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Heart; Plasma; Protein amino acids; Taurine; Thoroughbred horses

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; TAURINE; THREONINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031792696     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01318863     Document Type: Article

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