Extrapituitary and Pituitary Pathological Findings in Horses with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 146-153

  Glover, Christiana M ^a   Miller, Lisa M ^a   Dybdal, Noel O ^b   Lopez, Alfonso ^a   Duckett, Wendy M ^a   McFarlane, Dianne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Equine Cushing's disease; Geriatric; Hyperadrenocorticism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 61949111568     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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