Acute changes in clinical parameters and thyroid function peripheral markers following L-T4 withdrawal in patients totally thyroidectomized for thyroid cancer

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-40

  Regalbuto, C ^a   Alagona, C ^a   Maiorana, R ^a   Di Paola, R ^a   Cianci, M ^a   Alagona, G ^a   Sapienza, S ^a   Vigneri, R ^a   Pezzino, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute hypothyroidism; L thyroxine treatment; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid function peripheral markers

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROXYPROLINE; IODINE 131; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; OSTEOCALCIN; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33644823427     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03349174     Document Type: Article

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