The electrocardiogram of the Beagle dog: Reference values and effect of sex, genetic strain, body position and heart rate

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-136

  Hanton, G ^a   Rabemampianina, Y ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Electrocardiogram (ECG); Heart rate; QT interval; Sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC STRAIN; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; P WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33646252922     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367706776319088     Document Type: Article

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