The effect of sildenafil citrate administration on selected physiological parameters of exercising Thoroughbred horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 38, 2010, Pages 606-612

  Colahan, P T ^a   Jackson, C A ^a   Rice, B ^a   Szabo, N ^b   Jones, J H ^c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EIPH; Exercise; Horse; Pulmonary arterial pressure; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SILDENAFIL; SULFONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORSES; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PIPERAZINES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PURINES; SULFONES;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78249248953     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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