Daily rhythm of tear production in normal horse

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Piccione, Giuseppe ^a   Giannetto, Claudia ^a   Fazio, Francesco ^a   Giudice, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Equus caballus; Eye; Gender; Schimer tear test; Tears

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HORSE; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TEARS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 49749092250     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2008.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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