Effects of injection of botulinum toxin type B into the external anal sphincter on anal pressure of horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-30

  Adam Castrillo, David ^a,b   White II, Nathaniel A ^a   Donaldson, Lydia L ^a   Furr, Martin O ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DYSPHAGIA; HORSE; INCISION; LETHARGY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; PERINEUM INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ANAL CANAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; HORSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0346656701     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.26     Document Type: Article

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