Effect of a single dose of dexamethasone on glucose homeostasis in healthy horses by using the combined intravenous glucose and insulin test

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Haffner, J C ^a   Eiler, H ^b   Hoffman, R M ^a   Fecteau, K A ^a   Oliver, J W ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Glucose; Horse; Hyperglycemia; Insulin

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60549100566     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1179     Document Type: Article

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