Corneal esthesiometry in the healthy horse

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Kaps, Simone ^a   Richter, Marianne ^a   Spiess, Bernhard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cornea; Esthesiometry; Horse; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ANIMAL; CORNEA; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; TOUCH;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TOUCH;

EID: 0038644510     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2003.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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