Effects of dexamethasone on glucose dynamics and insulin sensitivity in healthy horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 753-759

  Tiley, Heather A ^a   Geor, Ray J ^a,b   McCutcheon, L Jill ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LAMINITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEXAMETHASONE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547489921     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.68.7.753     Document Type: Article

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