Alteration in adrenocortical function in horses with recurrent airway obstruction after aerosol and parenteral administration of beclomethasone dipropionate and dexamethasone, respectively

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1044-1047

  Rush, Bonnie R ^a   Worster, Allison A ^a   Flaminio, M Julia B F ^a   Matson, Charles J ^b   Hakala, Joyce E ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; AEROSOL; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; FEMALE; HORSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AEROSOLS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BECLOMETHASONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031904262     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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