Airway reactivity measured by barometric whole-body plethysmography in healthy cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1487-1492

  Hoffman, Andrew M ^a   Dhupa, Nishi ^a   Cimetti, Linda ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSPASM; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; INHALATION TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; CARBACHOL; CATS; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY;

EID: 0033253038     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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