Comparison of inulin with urea as dilutional markers of bronchoalveolar lavage in healthy and heaves-affected horses

Veterinary Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-154

  Kirschvink, Nathalie ^a   Fiévez, Laurence ^a   Dogné, Sophie ^a   Bureau, Fabrice ^a   Art, Tatiana ^a   Lekeux, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Dilution factor; Inulin; Urea

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INULIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INULIN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0039146026     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2001117     Document Type: Review

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