Cytological analysis of equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Part 2: Comparison of smear and cytocentrifuged preparations

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 292-296

  Pickles, K ^a   Pirie, R S ^a   Rhind, S ^a   Dixon, P M ^a   McGorum, B C ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Cytology; Horse; Smear

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EOSINOPHIL; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; SMEAR;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036560742     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776186155     Document Type: Article

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