Comparison of effects of dexamethasone and the leukotriene D4 receptor antagonist L-708,738 on lung function and airway cytologic findings in horses with recurrent airway obstruction

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 579-585

  Lavoie, Jean Pierre ^a   Léguillette, Renaud ^a   Pasloske, Kirby ^a   Charette, Luc ^a   Sawyer, Nicole ^a   Guay, Daniel ^a   Murphy, Terry ^a   Hickey, Gerry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; L 708738; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE D4; LEUKOTRIENE D4 RECEPTOR; LEUKOTRIENE E4; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; PLACEBO; RADIOLIGAND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRONCHOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HORSE; LIGAND BINDING; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LOBE; LUNG MECHANICS; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036215785     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.579     Document Type: Article

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