Evaluation of Equine Laminar Vein Function: Harvesting, dissection and the use of functional methods to distinguish between veins and arteries

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-99

  Keen, John A ^a,b   Hillier, Chris ^a   McGorum, Bruce C ^b   Bunton, David ^a   Nally, Jane E ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Equine; Laminar veins; Laminitis; Methods

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DISSECTION; FUNCTION TEST; HORSE; LAMINAR ARTERY; LAMINAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UREA CYCLE; VASCULAR TISSUE; VEIN;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; DISSECTION; ENDOTHELIN-1; FOOT; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VASOCONSTRICTION; VEINS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 40649125740     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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