Pulmonary function measurements immediately after exercise are correlated with neutrophil percentage in tracheal aspirates in horses with poor racing performance

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 510-515

  Evans, D L ^a   Kiddell, L ^a   Smith, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Inflammatory airway disease; Poor performance; Pulmonary function; Spirometry; Tracheal aspirate cytology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORSE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPIROMETRY; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HORSES; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 79955472499     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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