Intravenous pentoxifylline does not enhance the pulmonary haemodynamic efficacy of frusemide in strenuously exercising Thoroughbred horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 354-359

  Manohar, M ^a   Goetz, T E ^a   Rothenbaum, P ^a   Humphrey, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage; Frusemide; Furosemide; Horse; Pentoxifylline; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary haemodynamics

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DIURETICS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035403893     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249453     Document Type: Article

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