Brochoalveolar wash citology from horses of the military police in the federal district

Authors

  • Nathalia dos Santos Costa Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Delphim da Graça Macoris Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2007.26627

Keywords:

Bronchoalveolar, Citology, Equine, Wash

Abstract

The objective of this study was evaluate the airways' cells types from horses of the military police of Federal District. It was used 24 horses, divided into 2 groups of 12: group I - animals in policy activity and group II - animals out of policy activity. At the inspection, physical exam and blood exam, the results agreed with no present clinical pathologies. It was infused 240mL of saline solution in the bronchoalveolar wash. In the bronchoalveolar wash, the group I registered 25.25±7.3 squamous cells, 20.2±5.5 epithelial cells, 22.2±6.23 macrophages and 2.02±5.77 erythrocytes, and in the group II, it was observed 31.0±9.47 squamous cells, 19.0±5.20 epithelial cells, 43.0±13.88 macrophages, 4.0±1.52 eosinophile and 3.0±1.0 erythrocytes. Verifying the occurrence of side effects after the experiment, there was no problem from the used technique.

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Published

2007-08-01

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2007)

Section

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Costa N dos S, Macoris D da G. Brochoalveolar wash citology from horses of the military police in the federal district. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2007 Aug. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];44(4):268-74. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26627