Regulatory peptides and other neuroendocrine markers in medullary carcinoma of the thyroid

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-281

  Hanna, F W F ^a,c   Ardill, J E S ^a   Johnston, C F ^a   Cunningham, R T ^a   Curry, W J ^a   Russell, C F J ^b   Buchanan, K D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHROMOGRANIN A; GLUCAGON; NEUROKININ A; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR MARKER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID CARCINOMA;

EID: 0031056387     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1520275     Document Type: Article

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