Coughing, mucus accumulation, airway obstruction, and airway inflammation in control horses and horses affected with recurrent airway obstruction

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 550-557

  Robinson, N Edward ^a   Berney, Cathy ^a   deFeijter Rupp, Heather L ^a   Jefcoat, Andrew M ^a   Cornelisse, Cornelis J ^a   Gerber, Vincent M ^a   Derksen, Frederik J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HORSE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX PRESSURE; TRACHEA MUCUS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COUGH; DEXAMETHASONE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037987849     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.550     Document Type: Article

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