"Parturient Paresis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalized paresis and death. The disease, which is characterized by hypocalcemia, occurs at or shortly after parturition in cows and within weeks before or after parturition in ewes.
| Descriptor ID |
D010319
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C22.695
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| Concept/Terms |
Parturient Paresis- Parturient Paresis
- Pareses, Parturient
- Paresis, Parturient
- Parturient Pareses
- Milk Fever, Animal
- Animal Milk Fever
- Fever, Animal Milk
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A hormonal assessment of bovine parturient paresis: evidence for a role of oestrogen. J Endocrinol. 1981 Feb; 88(2):161-71.