Treatment of acute laminitis

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Parks, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Horse; Laminitis; Medical therapy; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; ISOXSUPRINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE LAMINITIS; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD FLOW; DISTAL PHALANX; DRUG EFFICACY; HORSE; INFLAMMATION; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0141888435     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2003.tb00540.x     Document Type: Review

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