Exercise-induced superficial digital flexor tendon hyperthermia and the effect of cooling sheets on thoroughbreds

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 85-91

  Yamasaki, Hiroto ^a   Goto, Motoaki ^b   Yoshihara, Toyohiko ^c   Sekiguchi, Maiko ^a   Konno, Katsuhiko ^a   Momoi, Yasuyuki ^a   Iwasaki, Toshiroh ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^c EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cooling sheet; Exercise; Fibroblast; Flexor tendonitis; Hyperthermia

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949090524     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.12.85     Document Type: Article

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