Prophylaxis of respiratory distress syndrome in premature calves by administration of dexamethasone or a prostaglandin F2α analogue to their dams before parturition

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 404-407

  Zaremba, Wolfgang ^a   Grunert, Eberhard ^a   Aurich, Jörg E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DYNOLYTIC; FLUMETASONE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA DERIVATIVE; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; LECITHIN SPHINGOMYELIN RATIO; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

ACIDOSIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DEXAMETHASONE; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FLUMETHASONE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LUNG; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; SPHINGOMYELINS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030867511     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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