| dc.contributor | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) | |
| dc.creator | Garcia-Guasch, Lain | |
| dc.creator | Caro-Vadillo, Alicia | |
| dc.creator | Manubens-Grau, Jordi | |
| dc.creator | Carreton, Elena | |
| dc.creator | Camacho, Aparecido A. | |
| dc.creator | Alberto Montoya-Alonso, Jose | |
| dc.date | 2015-10-22T07:10:05Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-10-25T21:16:30Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-10-22T07:10:05Z | |
| dc.date | 2016-10-25T21:16:30Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-06-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-06T09:15:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-04-06T09:15:25Z | |
| dc.identifier | Journal Of Feline Medicine And Surgery. London: Sage Publications Ltd, v. 17, n. 6, p. 494-499, 2015. | |
| dc.identifier | 1098-612X | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/129797 | |
| dc.identifier | http://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/129797 | |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1098612X14548786 | |
| dc.identifier | WOS:000354872500007 | |
| dc.identifier | http://jfm.sagepub.com/content/17/6/494 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/940351 | |
| dc.description | Obesity is a risk factor in the development of several respiratory diseases. Lung volumes tend to be decreased, especially expiratory reserve volume, increasing expiratory flow limitation during tidal breathing. Barometric whole-body plethysmography is a non-invasive pulmonary function test that allows a dynamic study of breathing patterns. The objective of this study was to compare pulmonary function variables between obese and non-obese cats through the use of barometric whole-body plethysmography. Nine normal-weight and six obese cats were placed in the plethysmograph chamber, and different respiratory variables were measured. There was a significant decrease in tidal volume per kilogram (P=0.003), minute volume per kilogram (P=0.001) and peak inspiratory and expiratory flows per kilogram (P=0.001) in obese cats compared with non-obese cats. Obesity failed to demonstrate a significant increase in bronchoconstriction index variable enhanced pause (Penh), as previously reported in humans and dogs. The results show that feline obesity impairs pulmonary function in cats, although a significant increase in bronchoconstriction indexes was not observed. Non-invasive barometric whole-body plethysmography can help characterise mechanical dysfunction of the airways in obese cats. | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd | |
| dc.relation | Journal Of Feline Medicine And Surgery | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.title | Pulmonary function in obese vs non-obese cats | |
| dc.type | Otro | |
