Myasthenia gravis and premature ovarian failure

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-233

  Ryan, Monique M ^a   Jones Jr , H Royden ^a  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Myasthenia gravis; Premature ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTOANTIBODY; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIPLOPIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SYMPTOM; THYMECTOMY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; RECEPTORS, FSH; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242747466     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20067     Document Type: Article

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