Tegaserod (HTF 919) stimulates gut motility in normal horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 622-627

  Lippold, B S ^a   Hildebrand, J ^a,b   Straub, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Pferdeklinik Grossostheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auscultation; Gastrointestinal transit; Horse; Oscillography; Tegaserod

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; TEGASEROD;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HEART RATE; HORSE; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; STOMACH TUBE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 8644261581     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864543     Document Type: Article

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