Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis assessment in healthy term neonatal foals utilizing a paired low dose/high dose ACTH stimulation test

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 344-351

  Hart, K A ^a   Heusner, G L ^b   Norton, N A ^a   Barton, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cosyntropin; Horse; HPA axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

HYDROCORTISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COSYNTROPIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 66149129984     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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