Comparison of results for weight-adjusted and fixed-amount bronchoalveolar lavage techniques in healthy beagles

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 694-698

  Melamies, Marika A ^a   Järvinen, Anna Kaisa ^a   Seppälä, Kati M ^a   Rita, Hannu J ^a   Rajamäki, Minna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIAL LINING FLUID; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LOBE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DOGS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79955748281     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.5.694     Document Type: Article

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