Study of the pituitary-thyroid functions at high altitude in man

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 447-452

  Rastogi, G K ^a   Malhotra, M S ^b   Srivastava, M C ^a   Sawhney, R C ^a   Dua, G L ^a   Sridharan, K ^a   Hoon, R S ^c   Singh, Inder ^c  

^a Department of Endocrinology ^*  (India)

^b ARMY HOSPITAL   (India)

^c DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN; RADIOISOTOPE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

HYPOPHYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PROTEIN BOUND IODINE; THEORETICAL STUDY; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; THYROXINE; THYROXINE-BINDING PROTEINS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0017339797     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-44-3-447     Document Type: Article

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