Expression of hyaluronan synthase messenger ribonucleic acids and their induction by interleukin-1β in human orbital fibroblasts: Potential insight into the molecular pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4079-4084

  Kaback, Lee A ^a   Smith, Terry J ^a,b  

^a STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSAMINE; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE DISEASE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; ORBIT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0033345351     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.11.6111     Document Type: Article

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