Effects of short courses of different doses of prednisone and dexamethasone on serum third component of complement (C3) levels in dogs

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 68, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Lucena, R ^a   Ginel, P J ^a   Hernandez E ^a   Novales, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complement; Dexamethasone; Dog; Prednisone

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STEROID THERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMPLEMENT C3; DEXAMETHASONE; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; PREDNISONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0032974595     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(99)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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