The influence of body mass and thoracic dimensions on arterial oxygenation in anaesthetized horses and ponies

Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 392-399

  Mansel, Juliet C ^a   Clutton, R Eddie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial oxygenation; Body mass; Horses; Ponies; Thoracic dimensions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 49549103357     PISSN: 14672987     EISSN: 14672995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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