Maternal-Fetal Transfer of Thyroxine in Congenital Hypothyroidism Due to a Total Organification Defect or Thyroid Agenesis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 321, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 13-16

  Vulsma, Thomas ^a   Gons, Margareth H ^a   de Vijlder, Jan J m ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL TRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DYSGENESIS;

EID: 0024413234     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198907063210103     Document Type: Article

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