Comparison of tracheal aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavage in race-horses 1. Evaluation of cytological stains and the percentage of mast cells and eosinophils

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 681-684

  Hughes, K J ^a   Malikides, N ^a   Hodgson, D R ^a   Hodgson, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MAST CELLS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING; TRACHEA;

EID: 2342455069     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2003.tb12538.x     Document Type: Article

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