Acromegaly in cats: Are we only diagnosing the tip of the iceberg?

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 889-891

  Peterson, Mark E ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ACROMEGALY; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE;

EID: 34848916387     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[889:AICAWO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Editorial

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