Evaluation of Doppler ultrasonography for the measurement of blood flow in young loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-392

  Valente, Ana Luisa ^a   Parga, Maria Luz ^b   Espada, Yvonne ^a   Lavin, Santiago ^a   Alegre, Ferrán ^b   Marco, Ignasi ^a   Cuenca, Rafaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Centre de Recuperacio d'Animals Marins   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler wave patterns; Loggerhead sea turtle; Reptiles; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; C WAVE; CARETTA CARETTA; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOG; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; HEART RATE; INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY; LIVER VEIN; NONHUMAN; PULSE RATE; SYSTOLE; TURTLE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARTERIES; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HEPATIC VEINS; ILIAC ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TURTLES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 43049085604     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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