title: [Natural and synthetic glucocorticoids in the racing horse: a review of the literature].
abstract: This review compromises data about endogenous cortisol and its physiological variations in horses. The influence of synthetic glucocorticoids on the endogenous cortisol concentrations is discussed as well. The second part of the review summarizes detection times of therapeutically used glucocorticoids (dexamethasone, betamethasone, triamcinolone, prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone) in the horse and their implication for doping control.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie, Toxikologie und Pharmazie, Tierärztlichen Hochschule Hannover.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Klaus
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hapke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses / Q000097:blood*; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013045:Species Specificity; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014221:Triamcinolone; D003907:Dexamethasone; D001623:Betamethasone; D011239:Prednisolone; D011241:Prednisone; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D008775:Methylprednisolone