Hemithyroidectomy in a horse with confirmed hyperthyroidism

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 217, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1051-1054

  Alberts, Michael K ^a,b   McCann, Joseph P ^a   Woods, Phillip R ^a,c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cedar Creek Equine   (United States)

^c Southern Pines Equine Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; HEART MURMUR; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROIDECTOMY;

ANIMALS; HEART MURMURS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034293263     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1051     Document Type: Article

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