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Effect of Age, Season, Body Condition, and Endocrine Status on Serum Free Cortisol Fraction and Insulin Concentration in Horses

BACKGROUND: Increased free cortisol fraction is associated with insulin dysregulation (ID) in people with Metabolic Syndrome and Cushing's Disease. Free cortisol has not been investigated in equine endocrine disorders. HYPOTHESES: (1) In healthy horses, sex, age, body condition score (BCS), and...

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Autores principales: Hart, K.A., Wochele, D.M., Norton, N.A., McFarlane, D., Wooldridge, A.A., Frank, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4913614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26860336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.13839