Zinc-carnosine and vitamin E supplementation does not ameliorate gastrointestinal side effects associated with ciclosporin therapy of canine atopic dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-60

  Wilson, Laura S ^a   Rosenkrantz, Wayne S ^a   Roycroft, Linda M ^b  

^a Animal Dermatology Clinic   (United States)

^b Novartis Animal Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARNOSINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; CARNOSINE; CYCLOSPORINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; VITAMIN E; VOMITING; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 78651428394     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2010.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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