Editorial: Diagnosing equine pars intermedia dysfunction: Are we there yet?

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-146

  Toribio, Ramiro E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

AUTOPSY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; CUSHING DISEASE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; PROTIRELIN TEST; SALIVA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CUSHING SYNDROME; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CUSHING SYNDROME; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PITUITARY GLAND; SEASONS;

EID: 16244423651     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19<145:EDEPID>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Editorial

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