Exercise physiology of the older horse

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 469-490

  McKeever, Kenneth Harrington ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSES; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0036981615     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0739(02)00029-9     Document Type: Review

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