Thyrotropin receptor expression in Graves' orbital adipose/connective tissues: Potential autoantigen in Graves' ophthalmopathy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 998-1002

  Bahn, R S ^a   Dutton, C M ^a   Natt, N ^a   Joba, W ^b   Spitzweg, C ^b   Heufelder, A E ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ORBIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROADIPOCYTE;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOANTIGENS; AZO COMPOUNDS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLASTS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; ORBIT; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; STAINING AND LABELING; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0031764515     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.3.998     Document Type: Article

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