Effects of oral administration of levothyroxine sodium on concentrations of plasma lipids, concentration and composition of very-low-density lipoproteins, and glucose dynamics in healthy adult mares

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1032-1038

  Frank, Nicolas ^a   Sommardahl, Carla S ^a   Eiler, Hugo ^a   Webb, Latisha L ^a   Denhart, Joseph W ^b   Boston, Ray C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Lloyd Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HORSE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MEAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSES; INSULIN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, VLDL; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 21344440787     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1032     Document Type: Article

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