Systolic blood pressure of clinically normal and conscious cats determined by an indirect Doppler method in a clinical setting

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 827-832

  Lin, Chung Hui ^a   Yan, Chun Ju ^a   Lien, Yu Hsin ^b   Huang, Hui Pi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Azu Clinics for Animals   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinically normal; Doppler; Feline reference value; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAT; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SYSTOLE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33748440347     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.827     Document Type: Article

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