Muscle carnitine in hypo- and hyperthyroidism

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 357-359

  Sinclair, Christopher ^a   Gilchrist, James M ^a   Hennessey, James V ^a   Kandula, Manju ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Myopathy

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTERIFICATION; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CARNITINE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 24144498419     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20336     Document Type: Article

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