Cytological analysis of equine bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Part 1: Comparison of sequential and pooled aliquots

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 288-291

  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

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0036561127     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776186137     Document Type: Article

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