Effects of dexamethasone and isoflupredone acetate on plasma potassium concentrations and other biochemical measurements in diary cows in early lactation

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1244-1251

  Coffer, Natalie J ^a   Frank, Nicholas ^a   Elliott, Sarah B ^a   Young, Charles D ^b   van Amstel, Sarel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; ISOFLUPREDONE ACETATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOM SAMPLE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FLUPREDNISOLONE; HYPOKALEMIA; LACTATION; POTASSIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33747612465     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.7.1244     Document Type: Article

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