Evidence supporting exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage in racing greyhounds

Comparative Exercise Physiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  Epp, T S ^a   Szladovits, B ^a   Buchannan, A ^a   Gates, L ^a   McDonough, P ^b   Padilla, D J ^a   Smart, J ^c   Erickson, H H ^a   Poole, D C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c Veterinary Consultant for the National Greyhound Racing Association   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; EIPH; inflammatory airway disease; racing greyhounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861966941     PISSN: 17552540     EISSN: 17552559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S147806150891906X     Document Type: Article

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