Therapeutic management of canine atopic dermatitis by combination of pentoxifylline and PUFAs

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-498

  Singh, S K ^a   Dimri, U ^a   Saxena, S K ^b   Jadhav, R K ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; UREA; VETERINARY DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCORING SYSTEM; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; MALE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 77956645831     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2009.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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