Prednisolone therapy for atopic dermatitis is less effective in dogs with lower pretreatment serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kovalik, Marcel ^a   Thoday, Keith L ^a,b   Berry, Jacqueline ^c   van den Broek, Adri H M ^a,b   Mellanby, Richard J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PREDNISOLONE; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; PREDNISOLONE; VITAMIN D;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84858281340     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2011.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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