Vascular remodeling and its role in the pathogenesis of ascites in fast growing commercial broilers

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 479-484

  Nain, S ^a   Wojnarowicz, C ^a   Laarveld, B ^a   Olkowski, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascites; Blood vessels; Broiler; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CAVA VEIN; CHICKEN; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ASCITES; BLOOD VESSELS; CHICKENS; ELASTICITY; GROWTH; HEART FAILURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POULTRY DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 64449087120     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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