Efficacy of three corticosteroids for the treatment of heaves

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-22

  Robinson, N E ^a   Jackson, C ^a   Jefcoat, A ^a   Berney, C ^a   Peroni, D ^a   Derksen, F J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage cytology; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21 isonicotinate; Environment; Heaves; Horse; Lung function; Prednisone; Recurrent airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE ISONICOTINATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL COUNT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; LUNG FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE ISONICOTINATE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PREDNISONE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036358550     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776181105     Document Type: Article

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