Mitochondrial abnormalities in eye muscle fiber from three cases of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy

Thyroid

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1181-1183

  Wall, Jack R ^a   Stachura, Irene ^b   Kennerdell, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALSEQUESTRIN; FLAVOPROTEIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TARGET CELL;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MUSCLE FIBERS; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES;

EID: 33845241305     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.1181     Document Type: Article

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