Serum insulin concentrations in horses with equine Cushing's syndrome: Response to a cortisol inhibitor and prognostic value

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-298

  McGowan, C M ^a,b   Frost, R ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Neiger, R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Horse; Hyperadrenocortiscism; Laminitis; Pony; Prognosis; Trilostane

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HORMONE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING DISEASE; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORSE DISEASE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2542552789     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044877288     Document Type: Article

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