Muscle characteristics and plasma lactate and ammonia response after racing in Standardbred trotters: Relation to performance

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-173

  Roneus N ^a   Essen Gustavsson B ^a   Lindholm, A ^a   Persson, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ammonia; Horse; Lactate; Muscle fibre types; Performance

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTIC ACID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGE FACTORS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING;

EID: 0042129811     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb03811.x     Document Type: Article

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