Expression of the a- and β-subunits of human chorionic gonadotropin by subsets of parathyroid cells in states of hyperparathyroidism

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-393

  Carlinfante, Gabriele ^a   Lampugnani, Rinaldo ^a   Azzoni, Cinzia ^a   Aprile, Maria Rosaria ^a   Brandi, Maria Luisa ^b   Bordi, Cesare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin,alpha; Human chorionic gouadotropin, beta; Hyperparathyroidism; Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1; Parathyroid glands

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA CHAIN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID GLAND; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UREMIA;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, SECONDARY; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PARATHYROID GLANDS; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UREMIA;

EID: 0031597623     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199808)185:4<389::AID-PATH116>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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