Abstract | BACKGROUND: HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES: There is a need for a noninvasive method to monitor the long-term production of cortisol in dogs. It seems possible that measuring cortisol levels in hair could represent such a method. ANIMALS: METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: The determination of cortisol in hair offers the advantage that sampling is easier and less invasive than taking blood, urine, faeces or saliva. Measuring cortisol in hair may represent a valuable tool for the diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.
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Authors | Claudia Ouschan, Alexandra Kuchar, Erich Möstl |
Journal | Veterinary dermatology
(Vet Dermatol)
Vol. 24
Issue 4
Pg. 428-31, e93-4
(Aug 2013)
ISSN: 1365-3164 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23738502
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 ESVD and ACVD. |
Chemical References |
- Cortisone
- Corticosterone
- Hydrocortisone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Corticosterone
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Cortisone
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Cushing Syndrome
(diagnosis, veterinary)
- Dog Diseases
(diagnosis)
- Dogs
- Female
- Hair
(chemistry)
- Hydrocortisone
(chemistry, metabolism)
- Male
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