Evaluation of gastrointestinal activity patterns in healthy horses using B mode and Doppler ultrasonography

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-140

  Mitchell, Colin F ^a   Malone, Erin D ^a   Sage, Abby M ^a   Niksich, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLAZINE;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; CECUM; COLIC; COLON; COLON MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDATION; STOMACH; STOMACH INTUBATION; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ANIMALS; CECUM; COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HORSES; JEJUNUM; MALE; PERISTALSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 15544387626     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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