Simultaneous measurement of free thyroxine and free 3,5,3'- triiodothyronine in undiluted serum by direct equilibrium dialysis/radioimmunoassay: Evidence that free triiodothyronine and free thyroxine are normal in many patients with the low triiodothyronine syndrome

Thyroid

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-257

  Chopra, Inder J ^a   Trong, Uyen Than ^a   Le, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 13144306082     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1998.8.249     Document Type: Article

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