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Salivary alpha-amylase activity and cortisol in horses with acute abdominal disease: a pilot study

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), considered a non-invasive biomarker for sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity, and salivary cortisol as possible pain-induced stress biomarker, in horses with acute abdominal disease. Therefore, a prospective observa...

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Autores principales: Contreras-Aguilar, María Dolores, Escribano, Damián, Martín-Cuervo, María, Tecles, Fernando, Cerón, Jose Joaquín
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1482-4