Investigation of a Model for the Study of Digital Perfusion in Equine Laminitis Using an Extract of Black Walnut (Juglans Nigra)

An aqueous extract of black walnut (BW) was tested for the ability to constrict isolated equine vessels and to potentiate the concentration-response (C-R) curve for epinephrine-induced constriction of isolated equine digital vessels in the presence of hydrocortisone. Clinical signs, hematologic and serum biochemical parameters, plasma epinephrine and cortisol concentrations, distribution of digital capillary perfusion, lesions, and the efficacy of a single dose of prazosin were assessed for horses in the acute phase and in the convalescent phase of laminitis induced by an aqueous extract of BW.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Veterinary Medical Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Galey, Francis Dercum

Contributors dc:contributor

• Beasley, Val Richard

• Health Sciences, Pharmacology
• Biology, Veterinary Science

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8908686

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71353