Diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs AS compared to human diagnostic methods: A review

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-173

  Thuróczy, Julianna ^a   Balogh, L ^b   Huszenicza, Gy ^a   Janoki Gy A ^b   Kulcsár, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b Natl 'Frederic Joliot Curie' R ^*  (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); Alkaline phosphatase (ALP); Dexamethasone suppression; Diagnosis; Dogs; Humans; Hyperadrenocorticism; Scintigraphy; Steroid induced ALP (SIAP); Urine cortisol creatinine (c c) ratio

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HUMAN; REVIEW; URINE;

ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METYRAPONE;

EID: 0031610837     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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