Effect of commercially available nasal strips on airway resistance in exercising horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1101-1105

  Holcombe, Susan J ^a   Berney, Cathy ^a   Cornelisse, Cornelis J ^a   Derksen, Frederik J ^a   Robinson, N Edward ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; REST; TIDAL VOLUME; TRACHEA PRESSURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036701560     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1101     Document Type: Article

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