ENDOCRINOLOGY
Your TRH Test Questions
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is tough enough to monitor and treat in a controlled setting. When a veterinarian is in the field, outside factors can often throw the repeatability of the tests into doubt. John C. Haffner, DVM, Rhonda M. Hoffman, PhD, PAS, DACAN; Steven T. Grubbs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Kayla N. Shepard, MS;Dwana L. Neal, MBA; and Greg L. Pearce recently completed a series
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This bay mare demonstrates early symptoms of loss of topline muscle and delayed shedding on the body.
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of studies that aim to answer some common questions to put practitioners’ minds at ease.
1. How long is frozen/thawed thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) effective for ACTH release?
For the first study, Dr. Haffner, an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University, and his team tested the duration of effectiveness of frozen and thawed TRH.
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Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID)
