Thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies in serum are present at much lower levels than thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies: Analysis by flow cytometry

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 500-507

  Jaume, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Kakinuma, Ayumu ^a   Chazenbalk, Gregorio D ^a   Rapoport, Basil ^a   McLachlan, Sandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHO CELL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELL SEPARATION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0031035614     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.2.500     Document Type: Article

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