Cortisol secretion after adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and Dexamethasone tests in healthy female and male dogs

BACKGROUND: For the conclusive diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome, a stimulating ACTH test or a low suppressive Dexamethasone test is used. Reports in other species than the dog indicate that plasma cortisol concentration after ACTH administration is affected by gender. We investigated the effect...

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Autores principales: Pessina, Paula, Fernández-Foren, Andrea, Cueto, Enrique, Delucchi, Luis, Castillo, Victor, Meikle, Ana
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19686591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-51-33

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19686591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-51-33

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