[en] In order to study the in vitro mechanical properties of the equine trachea submitted to the compressive pressures observed in vivo, the pressure-volume relationship was determined in intra- and extra-thoracic tracheal segments taken post mortem from 29 healthy horses (one to 15 years old; 352 to 651 kg). At the same time, the cross-sectional lumen area (X-SA) at the mid-point of the segment was measured using a slit-lamp transillumination and photographic measurement by endoscopy. The tracheal specific compliance (Cs) as well as the relative changes in X-SA and in the sagittal and transverse diameters, for intraluminal pressures from 5 to - 5 kPa, were calculated. The extrathoracic tracheal Cs was 0.060 +/- 0.002 kPa-1 and, at an intraluminal pressure of - 5 kPa, X-SA was reduced to about 73 per cent of its resting value. The intrathoracic segments were more compliant and, at similar compressive pressure, their X-SA was more reduced. These data show that the equine tracheal compliance is high and suggest that the increase in pulmonary resistance observed during strenuous exercise may be partly explained by a partial tracheal collapse.
Disciplines :
Anatomy (cytology, histology, embryology...) & physiology Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Art, Tatiana ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Phys. neuro-muscul., de l'effort - Méd. sport. des animaux
Lekeux, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie
Language :
English
Title :
Mechanical Properties of the Isolated Equine Trachea
Publication date :
1991
Journal title :
Research in Veterinary Science
ISSN :
0034-5288
eISSN :
1532-2661
Publisher :
British Veterinary Association, London, United Kingdom
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