Use of recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone for thyrotropin-stimulation testing of euthyroid cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-152

  Stegeman, Julie R ^a   Graham, Peter A ^a,b   Hauptman, Joe G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Western Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REACTION TIME; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 12244269073     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.149     Document Type: Article

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