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Researchers identify useful tool for diagnosing endocrine dysfunction in sick foals

Researchers have found that an arginine vasopressin stimulation (AVP) test offers a reliable way to assess endocrine function in sick foals. The work, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, could lead to faster identification and treatment, improving survival rates for foals with...

Researchers identify useful tool for diagnosing endocrine dysfunction in sick foals
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Researchers have found that an arginine vasopressin stimulation (AVP) test offers a reliable way to assess endocrine function in sick foals. The work, published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, could lead to faster identification and treatment, improving survival rates for foals with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal gland axis (HPAA) dysfunction.

Originally published at Phys.org

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