Determination of heart rate and heart rate variability in the equine fetus by fetomaternal electrocardiography

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 973-983

  Nagel, C ^a,b   Aurich, J ^c   Aurich, C ^a,b  

^a Graf Lehndorff Institute for Equine Science   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c Gynecology and Andrology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Fetus; Heart rate variability; Horse; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HORSES; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 77949337845     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.026     Document Type: Article

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