Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) is an experimental procedure that is used to examine the
cellular and acellular content of the lung lumen ex vivo to gain insight into an ongoing …

To identify gene expression responses common to multiple pulmonary diseases we
collected microarray data for acute lung inflammation models from 12 studies and used …

Pneumonia is an important issue for sheep production, leading to reduced growth rate and a
predisposition to pleurisy. The objective of this study was to identify loci associated with …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The American Thoracic Society convened a workshop,“Advances
in Small Animal Imaging: Application to Lung Pathophysiology,” to identify cutting-edge …

Objective To review the current veterinary and relevant human literature regarding
biomarkers of cardiac disease leading to respiratory compromise. Data Sources Veterinary …

Inflammation, which is induced and perpetuated by microorganism pathogens or from the
damage or death of host cells, is an essential component of various common respiratory …

Objective—To compare quantitative densitometric computed tomography (CT),
morphometric, and histologic data of normal lungs in dogs with similar parameters obtained …

Comparative Biology of the Normal Lung, Second Edition, offers a rigorous and
comprehensive reference for all those involved in pulmonary research. This fully updated …

Most equine lower respiratory diseases present as increased airway neutrophilia, which can
be detected in tracheal wash (TW) or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology samples …

Objective—To optimize methods for the use of computed tomography (CT) to assess
pathologic changes in the lungs of calves and to determine the effect of treatment on lung …