Comparison of three methods for estimation of exercise-related ion losses in sweat of horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1248-1254

  Kingston, Janene K ^a,b   McCutcheon, L Jill ^a   Geor, Raymond J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kentucky Equine Research Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEAT; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATIONS; CHLORIDES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SWEAT; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 0033206218     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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