Analysis of human thyrotropin receptor gene expression and immunoreactivity in human orbital tissue

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 599-607

  Spitzweg, Christine ^b   Joba, Werner ^b   Hunt, Nicholas ^a   Heufelder, Armin E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0030833751     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1360599     Document Type: Article

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