Modifications of some acute phase proteins and the white blood cell count in thoroughbreds during training

Veterinary Record

Volumn 167, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 370-372

  Fazio, F ^a   Assenza, A ^a   Tosto, F ^a   Casella, S ^a   Piccione, G ^a   Caola, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HAPTOGLOBIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HORSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HAPTOGLOBINS; HORSES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL;

EID: 77957267419     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.c3761     Document Type: Article

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