Evaluation of variations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in horses with recurrent airway obstruction

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 838-842

  Jean, Daniel ^a   Vrins, André ^a   Beauchamp, Guy ^a   Lavoie, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; HORSE; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTES; MAST CELLS; NEUTROPHILS; PNEUMONIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 79958034628     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.72.6.838     Document Type: Article

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