Tracheobronchial mucus viscoelasticity during environmental challenge in horses with recurrent airway obstruction

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 411-417

  Gerber, V ^a   King, M ^c   Schneider, D A ^b   Robinson, N E ^a  

^a Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; Horse; Mucus; RAO; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FLOW KINETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MUCUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SECRETION; TRACHEA; VISCOSITY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHEOLOGY; TRACHEA; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034263375     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516400777591183     Document Type: Article

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