Dynamic bilateral arytenoid and vocal fold collapse associated with head flexion in 5 Norwegian Coldblooded Trotter racehorses

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 242-250

  Strand, E ^a   Hanche Olsen, S ^a   Gronvold A M R ^a   Mellum, C N ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Horse; Respiratory obstruction; Treadmill; Vocal folds

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HORSE; LARYNX CARTILAGE; LARYNX INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARYNGOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VENTRICULOCORDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 6344295068     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2004.tb00306.x     Document Type: Article

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