Alterations in plasma transforming growth factor β in normoalbuminuric type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4680-4682

  Azar, Sami T ^a,b   Salti, Ibrahim ^a   Zantout, Mira S ^a   Major, Stella ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0034485840     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.85.12.4680     Document Type: Article

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