Effect of alternate-day prednisolone administration on hypophyseal-adrenocortical activity in dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 698-702

  Brockus, Charles W ^a   Dillon, Allen R ^b   Kemppainen, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DOG; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DOGS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREDNISOLONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0033064310     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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