Investigations on the ability of clenbuterol hydrochloride to reduce clinical signs and inflammation associated with equine influenza A infection

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 160-168

  Kästner, Sabine B R ^a,c   Haines, Deborah M ^a   Archer, Joy ^b   Townsend, H G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Clenbuterol; Cytology; Horse; Influenza; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLENBUTEROL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIROLOGY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CLENBUTEROL; COUGH; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FEVER; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033092256     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03810.x     Document Type: Article

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