Thyroid suppression test with L-thyroxine and [99mTc] pertechnetate

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-477

  Ramos, Celso Dario ^a,b   Zantut Wittmann, Denise E ^b   Tambascia, Marcos A ^b   Assumpção, Ligia ^b   Etchebehere, Elba C S C ^a   Camargo, Edwaldo E ^a  

^a Division of Nuclear Medicine   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID NODULE; TOXIC GOITER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034059460     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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