Effect of interferon-beta on thyroid function in patients of chronic hepatitis C without preexisting autoimmune thyroid disease

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 545-549

  Nagai, Yukihiro ^a   Ohsawa, Kensou ^a   Ieki, Yasuhiko ^a   Kobayashi, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Interferon beta; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

3,3',5' TRIIODOTHYRONINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA INTERFERON; BILIRUBIN; CHOLINESTERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; LIOTHYRONINE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION;

EID: 0029905108     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.545     Document Type: Article

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