Serum triiodothyronine is increased in men with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2431-2433

  Lehrer, Steven ^a,b   Diamond, Edward J ^a   Stone, Nelson N ^a   Droller, Michael J ^a   Stock, Richard G ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate; Prostatic hyperplasia; Prostatic neoplasms; Triiodothyronine; Tumor markers, biological

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

EID: 0036896660     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64161-4     Document Type: Article

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