Evaluation of pulmonary function variables by using plethysmography in cats with respiratory disease associated to Dirofilaria immitis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 187, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 254-258

  Garcia Guasch L ^a   Caro Vadillo, A ^b   Manubens Grau, J ^a   Carreton E ^c   Morchon R ^d   Simon F ^d   Montoya Alonso, J A ^c  

^a Hospital Veterinari Molins   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Feline heartworm; Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease; Plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAROMETRIC WHOLE BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING RATE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXPIRATORY TIME; FEMALE; HEARTWORM ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; INSPIRATORY TIME; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 84860693424     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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