A pilot study comparing the diabetogenic effects of dexamethasone and prednisolone in cats

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 215-224

  Lowe, Andrew D ^a,b   Graves, Thomas K ^a   Campbell, Karen L ^a   Schaeffer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Fox Valley Animal Referral Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; INSULIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSURIA; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLYCOSURIA; INSULIN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDNISOLONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 70350460718     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0450215     Document Type: Article

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