Increased expression of endothelin-1 converting enzyme in human thyroid carcinoma [4]

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 146-147

  Van Beneden, Ronald ^a   Michel, Luc ^b   Havaux, Xavier ^a   Delos, Monique ^b   Donckier, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 0842330777     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01959.x     Document Type: Letter

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