Usefulness of thyrotropin (TSH)-releasing hormone test and nocturnal surge of TSH for diagnosis of isolated deficit of TSH secretion

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1054-1060

  Yamakita, Noriyoshi ^a   Komaki, Takashi ^a,b   Takao, Toshihiro ^c   Murai, Toshihiro ^a   Hashimoto, Kozo ^c   Yasuda, Keigo ^d  

^a Matsunami General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Komaki Medical Clinic   (Japan)

^c KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 123; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

EID: 0035051072     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.3.7267     Document Type: Article

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