Descriptive results from a longitudinal study of airway inflammation in British National Hunt racehorses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 750-755

  Cardwell, J M ^a,b   Wood, J L N ^a,c   Smith, K C ^a,b   Newton, J R ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Horse; IAD; Inflammation; Mucus; Neutrophils; Racehorse; TrIAD

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MUCUS; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGING; ANIMALS; GREAT BRITAIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUCUS; NEUTROPHILS; ODDS RATIO; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 80053909788     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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