Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 43-57 , January 2003

Steroid hormone concentration profiles in healthy intact and neutered dogs before and after cosyntropin administration

  • L.A Frank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4544, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-865-974-8387; fax: +1-865-974-5554.
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  • B.W Rohrbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4544, USA
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  • E.M Bailey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4544, USA
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  • J.R West

      Affiliations

    • Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4544, USA
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  • J.W Oliver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4544, USA

Received 26 April 2002 ,Accepted 8 July 2002.

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