Cardiorespiratory and thermoregulatory effects of endophyte-infected fescue in exercising horses

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-67

  Vivrette, Sally ^a   Stebbins, Martha E ^a   Martin, Owen ^c   Dooley, Kathleen ^b   Cross, Dee ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0035627443     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0737-0806(01)70094-9     Document Type: Article

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