Electromyographic activity of the hyoepiglotticus muscle and control of epiglottis position in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1617-1621

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

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; OXYGEN; XYLAZINE;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036911043     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1617     Document Type: Article

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