Concurrent pituitary and adrenal tumors in dogs with hyperadrenocorticism: 17 cases (1978-1995)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1349-1353

  Greco, Deborah S ^a   Peterson, Mark E ^b   Davidson, Autumn P ^c   Feldman, Edward C ^c   Komurek, Kathianne ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL TUMOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARCINOMA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION TESTS; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033125037     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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