Frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability in horses at rest and during exercise

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 253-262

  Physick Sheard, P W ^a   Marlin, D J ^b   Thornhill, R ^c   Schroter, R C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Equine exercise response; Horse; Parasympathetic nervous system; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; SIGANUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAIT; HEART RATE; HORSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REST; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GAIT; HEART RATE; HORSES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034181766     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400776563572     Document Type: Article

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