Anti-inflammatory effects of topically applied dimethyl sulfoxide gel on endotoxin-induced synovitis in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1149-1152

  Smith, Gregory ^a   Bertone, Alicia L ^b   Kaeding, Christopher ^a   Simmons, Emily J ^b   Apostoles, Steven ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ENDOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TENOSYNOVITIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GELS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0031689724     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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