Adrenal toxicity in dogs and cats as a contributing cause of hormonal and immune destabilization

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-58

  Plechner, Alfred J ^a  

^a California Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex toxicity; Cats; Cortisol disruption; Dogs; Endocrine immune imbalances; Low dosage cortisone therapy; Testing for endocrine immune imbalances

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCORTISONE; LEVOTHYROXINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PESTICIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SPIDER VENOM; STEROID; STEROID HORMONE; TOXIN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL DISEASE; ALLERGY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANCER; CAT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0842301405     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.947     Document Type: Article

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