Echocardiographic measurements in Greyhounds, Whippets and Italian Greyhounds - Dogs with a similar conformation but different size

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Torre, Pk Della ^a   Kirby, Ac ^a   Church, Db ^a   Malik, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dog; Echocardiography; Fractional shortening; Greyhounds; Italian greyhounds; Whippets

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SURFACE; BREEDING; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SURFACE AREA; BREEDING; DOGS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0033629889     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10361.x     Document Type: Article

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