Abnormal proinsulin levels in thyroid dysfunction measured by a sensitive proinsulin immunochemiluminoassay

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 82-87

  Wu, Ta Jen ^a   Huang, Shih Ming ^b   Taylor, Robert L ^c   Kao, Pai C ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROINSULIN; THIAMAZOLE; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROINSULIN; THYROID DISEASES; THYROXINE;

EID: 0031959598     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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