Development of equine upper airway fluid mechanics model for Thoroughbred racehorses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-279

  Rakesh, V ^a   Ducharme, N G ^a,b   Datta, A K ^a   Cheetham, J ^b   Pease, A P ^c  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arytenoid abduction; Flow modelling; Horse; Upper airways

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; CADAVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44149104940     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X281216     Document Type: Article

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