A scientific background for skeletal muscle conditioning in equine practice

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 321-332

  Rivero, J L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HORSES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547169984     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00947.x     Document Type: Article

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