Non-invasive assessment of growth, gender and time of day related changes of respiratory pattern in healthy cats by use of barometric whole body plethysmography

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 446-454

  Kirschvink, Nathalie ^a   Leemans, Jérôme ^a   Delvaux, François ^a   Snaps, Frédéric ^a   Marlin, David ^b   Sparkes, Andrew ^b   Clercx, Cécile ^a   Gustin, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Diurnal; Feline; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH RATE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CATS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; SEX FACTORS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 33751024679     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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