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Changes in the Canine Plasma Lipidome after Short- and Long-Term Excess Glucocorticoid Exposure

ABSTRACT: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used in veterinary and human medicine. Chromic endogenous or iatrogenic GC overexposure impairs metabolic function and can result in diverse side-effects, including Cushing’s syndrome. This study examines the effects of experimentally induced short-term and long-term GC excess (induced by prednisolone and tetracosactide, respectively) on the plasma lipidome of Beale dogs. Both, long- and short-term GC resulted in significant changes of the plasma lipidome.

ORGANISM(S): Canis Lupus Familiaris Dog

TISSUE(S): Blood

SUBMITTER: Bo Burla

PROVIDER: ST001140 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 GMT 2019

REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench

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Changes in the Canine Plasma Lipidome after Short- and Long-Term Excess Glucocorticoid Exposure

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