The effects of frusemide on racing times of Standardbred pacers

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 334-340

  Soma, L R ^b   Birks, E K ^b   Uboh, C E ^a   May, L ^b   Teleis, D ^b   Martini, J ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frusemide; Furosemide; Horse; Prerace acid base balance; Racing times; Standardbred pacers

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HARNESS;

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; DIURETICS; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RUNNING; SPORTS;

EID: 0034218537     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777032264     Document Type: Article

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