Effects of stylopharyngeus muscle dysfunction on the nasopharynx in exercising horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-323

  Tessier, C ^a   Holcombe, S J ^a   Derksen, F J ^a   Berney, C ^a   Boruta, D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glossopharyngeal nerve; Guttural pouch; Horse; Nasopharyngeal collapse; Nerve block; Stylopharyngeus muscle

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE BLOCK; HORSE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NASOPHARYNX; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; REST; RUNNING; STYLOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; STYLOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE DYSFUNCTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VELOCITY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542643792     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044890553     Document Type: Article

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