Comparison of prednisolone and dexamethasone effects in the presence of environmental control in heaves-affected horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-233

  Couroucé Malblanc, Anne ^a   Fortier, Guillaume ^b   Pronost, Stéphane ^b   Siliart, Brigitte ^c   Brachet, Guillaume ^a  

^a UPSP 5304 Laboratoire de Physiopathologie animale et de Pharmacologie fonctionnelle   (France)

^b Laboratoire Frank Duncombe   (France)

^c LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Broncho alveolar lavage; Corticosteroids; Endoscopy; Heaves; Horse

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEAVES; HORSE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; PREDNISOLONE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44349117490     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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