Increased transforming growth factor-β1 plasma concentration is associated with high plasma 3,3',5'-tri-iodothyronine in elderly patients with nonthyroidal illnesses

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-50

  Corica, F ^a,b   Allegra, A ^a   Corsonello, A ^a   Buemi, M ^a   Rubino, F ^a   Bonanzinga, S ^a   Ruello, A ^a   Ceruso, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Salita Villa Contino   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3',5' TRIIODOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROME; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID DISEASES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE, REVERSE;

EID: 0031886994     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380047     Document Type: Article

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