Seasonal variation in serum concentrations of selected metabolic hormones in horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 650-654

  Place, N J ^a   McGowan, C M ^b   Lamb, S V ^a   Schanbacher, B J ^a   McGowan, T ^c   Walsh, D M ^d  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Acorn Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d Homestead Veterinary Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Horse; Insulin; Season

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FOOT DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FOOT DISEASES; HOOF AND CLAW; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SEASONS; THYROXINE; TIME;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77954369430     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0500.x     Document Type: Article

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