Epstein-Barr virus serology in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Vrbikova, J ^a,b   Janatkova, I ^a   Zamrazil, V ^a   Tomiska, R ^b   Fucikova, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroiditis; Epstein Barr virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; EARLY ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030067215     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211428     Document Type: Article

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