Is Graves' dermopathy a generalized disorder?

Thyroid

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-45

  Peachy, S R ^a   Flemming, L ^a   Messenger, A ^b   Weetman, A P ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FIBROBLAST; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYXEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TOXIC GOITER;

EID: 0029883759     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1996.6.41     Document Type: Article

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