Hormone response to training and competition in athletic horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.36, 2006, Pages 274-278

  Cayado, P ^a   Munoz Escassi B ^a   Dominguez C ^b,c   Manley, W ^a   Olabarri, B ^a   De La Muela, M Sánchez ^a   Castejon, F ^d   Maranon G ^a   Vara, E ^c  

^a Horsepital SL   (Spain)

^b Hospital de la Zarzuela   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Exercise; Horse; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78650423807     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05552.x     Document Type: Article

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