Use of aglepristone and aglepristone + intrauterine antibiotic for the treatment of pyometra in bitches

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-255

  Gurbulak K ^a   Pancarci, S M ^a   Ekici, H ^b   Konuk, C ^b   Kirsan I ^b   Ucmak M ^b   Toydemir, Seval ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aglepristone; Bitches; Intrauterine; Pyometra

Indexed keywords

ALIZINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIGESTAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LABORATORY TEST; METRITIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERVIX UTERI; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ESTRENES; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIDAE;

EID: 19944405807     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.53.2005.2.10     Document Type: Article

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