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Use of basal and TRH‐stimulated plasma growth hormone concentrations to differentiate between primary hypothyroidism and nonthyroidal illness in dogs

BACKGROUND: A low plasma total thyroxine (TT(4)) concentration in combination with a plasma TSH concentration within reference range does not distinguish between hypothyroidism and nonthyroidal illness (NTI) in dogs. Hypothyroidism is associated with TSH‐releasing hormone (TRH)‐induced increased rel...

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Autores principales: Pijnacker, Tera, Kooistra, Hans S., Vermeulen, Cathelijne F., van der Vinne, Merel, Prins, Marrit, Galac, Sara, Mol, Jan A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29736988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15139