The association between heart rate, heart rate variability, endocrine and behavioural pain measures in horses suffering from laminitis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 218-225

  Rietmann, T R ^a   Stauffacher, M ^a,b   Bernasconi, P ^a,c   Auer, J A ^a   Weishaupt, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 6344282526     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2004.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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