Characterization of the murine immune response to the murine TSH receptor ectodomain: Induction of hypothyroidism and TSH receptor antibodies

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-118

  Vlase, H ^a   Weiss, M ^a   Graves, P N ^a   Davies, T F ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoantibodies; Graves' disease; Hypothyroidism; Murine thyrotropin receptor; TSH receptor

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLIC AMP; LIOTHYRONINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CRICETINAE; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0031873472     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1998.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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