Cytokine dysregulation in aged horses and horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 436-442

  McFarlane, Dianne ^a   Holbrook, T C ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine Cushing's disease; Geriatric; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, INTERMEDIATE; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 42449155975     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0076.x     Document Type: Article

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