Detection of IL-12, IL-13, and IL-15 messenger ribonucleic acid in the thyroid of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 666-669

  Ajjan, R A ^a   Watson, P F ^a   Weetman, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 15; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CELL; THYROID DISEASE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-15; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 0031022641     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.2.666     Document Type: Article

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