A technician’s approach to veterinary trauma
|Articles|October 20, 2009
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“More than 85% of dogs have shown both clinical and biochemical improvement (decreased alkaline phosphatase activity and cholesterol concentration) after a month of trilostane therapy, with substantial improvements in post-ACTH stimulation cortisol concentrations.”
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