Pulmonary vascular pressure profiles in broilers selected for susceptibility to pulmonary hypertension syndrome: Age and sex comparisons

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1815-1824

  Wideman Jr , R F ^a   Eanes, M L ^a   Hamal, K R ^a   Anthony, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Pulmonary hypertension; Transpulmonary pressure gradient

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VETERINARY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; PULMONARY ARTERY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 77958106871     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00754     Document Type: Article

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