Evaluation of thyroid function in north Indians with alopecia areata: Response to intravenous injection of 100 μg thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 339-342

  Sharma, Vinod K ^a,b   Sialy, Ravinder ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a   Gupta, Somesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Antimicrosomal antibodies; Thyroid; Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PROTIRELIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0032975325     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03484.x     Document Type: Article

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