Equine exercise physiology : the science of exercise in the athletic horse /
Hinchcliff, Kenneth W.(Kenneth William),1956-
Kaneps, Andris J.
Geor, Raymond J.
Edinburgh ; New York : Saunders/Elsevier,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The horse as an athlete / Kenneth W. Hinchcliff & Raymond J. Geor -- Exercise testing in the field / David Evans -- Muscle physiology / Jose Luis L. Rivero & Richard Piercy -- Skeletal physiology / Allen E. Goodship & Roger K.W. Smith -- Tendon and ligament physiology / Roger K.W. Smith & Allen E. Goodship -- Joint physiology / Alicia L. Bertone -- Biomechanics of locomotion in the athletic horse / Eric Barrey -- Upper airway function of normal horses during exercise / Susan Holcombe & Norm G. Ducharme -- Lower airway function / Dorothy Ainsworth -- Cardiovascular function and oxygen transport / David C. Poole & Howard H. Erickson -- Metabolic responses to exercise and training / A. Reeta Pösö, Seppo Hyyppä & Raymond J. Geor -- Endocrine alterations in the equine athlete / Kenneth H. McKeever & Mary Elizabeth Gordon -- Nutritional management of the equine athlete / Raymond J. Geor -- Body fluids and electrolytes / Kenneth H. McKeever -- Muscle and blood acid-base physiology during exercise and in response to training / Michael Lindinger & Amanda Waller -- Thermoregulation and exercise-associated heat stress / L. Jill McCutcheon & Raymond J. Geor -- Hematologic and serum biochemical responses to exercise and training / Janene K. Kingston -- Immunological responses to exercise and training / David Horohov -- Effects of exercise on gastrointestinal function / Mireia Lorenzo-Figueras & Alfred Merritt.
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