Equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction: current perspectives on diagnosis and management [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2015 Caroline W Spelta Townsville Vet Clinic, Townsville, QLD, Australia Abstract: Equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a neurodegenerative disease of the hypothalamus, resulting in the loss of dopaminergic inhibition of pars intermedia. An
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Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) in Horses [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Substantial morbidity results from pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) which is often underestimated by owners and veterinarians. Clinical signs, pathophysiology, diagnostic tests, and treatment protocols of this condition are reviewed.
Naomi C. Kirkwood +2 more
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Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesPituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common, slowly progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of the older horse. Oxidative damage to the hypothalamic periventricular neurons results in loss of dopaminergic inhibition of the pars intermedia ...
Nicola J. Menzies-Gow
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Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome in Donkeys [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Appropriate medical care for donkeys is challenging despite being important working animals in non-industrialized countries and pets in first world countries.
Heidrun Gehlen +4 more
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Equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction: a spontaneous model of synucleinopathy [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common endocrine disease of aged horses that shows a similar pathophysiology as Parkinson’s Disease (PD) with increased levels of α-synuclein (α-syn).
Jessica S. Fortin +5 more
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Periodontal structures in horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction: A histological evaluation [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionPituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and dental disorders are of major concern in horses older than 15 years. Although PPID in geriatric horses and dental disorders in all age groups are well described, a connection between this ...
Anne Maria Zapf +4 more
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The Gingiva of Horses With Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction: A Macroscopic Anatomical Evaluation [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common neurodegenerative disease mainly in horses older than 15 years. The domestic equine population is following the same demographic change as that seen in humans; it is aging and veterinarians are ...
Anne Maria Nitzsche +4 more
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Plasma Amino Acids in Horses Suffering from Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction is one of the most common diseases of aged horses and ponies. In Parkinson’s disease, which is, similar to PPID, a disease that involves oxidative damage to dopaminergic pathways but with different clinical signs ...
Sabita Diana Stoeckle +3 more
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Effects of Advanced Age, Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction and Insulin Dysregulation on Serum Antioxidant Markers in Horses [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2020 The study aims to assess the impact of age, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and insulin dysregulation (ID) in horses on selected oxidative stress markers.
Agnieszka Żak +7 more
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Evaluation of combined testing to simultaneously diagnose pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and insulin dysregulation in horses [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019 Background The thyrotropin‐releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test and the 2‐step insulin sensitivity test are commonly used methods to diagnose, respectively, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) and insulin dysregulation (ID).
Remona Horn, François‐René Bertin
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