Development of an enhanced histopathological approach to detect low-dose dexamethasone illicit treatment in veal calves

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1187-1192

  Bozzetta, E ^a   Pezzolato, M ^a   Maurella, C ^a   Varello, K ^a   Richelmi, G B ^a   Draisci, R ^b   Ferranti, C ^b   D'Angelo, A ^c   Caramelli, M ^a  

^a LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Animal products; Drug residues; Health significance; Hormones; Meat; Residues; Screening assays; Veterinary drug residues

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; HORMONES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MEATS; STEROID HORMONES; THYMUS;

ANABOLIC STEROID; ANIMAL PRODUCTS; DRUG RESIDUE; HEALTH SIGNIFICANCES; RESIDUES; SCREENING ASSAYS; VETERINARY DRUG RESIDUE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; THYMUS; URINALYSIS; URINE; VEAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052565289     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.584909     Document Type: Article

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