Effect of low doses of cosyntropin on serum cortisol concentrations in clinically normal dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 555-560

  Martin, Linda G ^a   Behrend, Ellen N ^b   Mealey, Katrina L ^a   Carpenter, D Mark ^b   Hickey, Kathy C ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral Emergency Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; COSYNTROPIN; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEALTH; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34249707200     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.5.555     Document Type: Article

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