Tissue distribution and quantitation of a gene expressing a 64-kDa antigen associated with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 80, Issue 3 II, 1996, Pages 236-244

  Zhang, Z G ^a   Wall, J R ^b   Bernard, N F ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOPHTHALMOS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029844337     PISSN: 00901229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.0119     Document Type: Article

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