Histopathology of the thyroid in amiodarone-induced hypothyroidism

Pathology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Nakazawa, Tadao ^a   Murata, Shin Ichi ^b   Kondo, Tetsuo ^a   Nakamura, Nobuki ^a   Yamane, Tetsu ^a   Iwasa, Satoshi ^a   Katoh, Ryohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Damaged follicle; Involuted follicle; Lipid droplet; Residual body; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AMIODARONE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 36649023948     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2007.02189.x     Document Type: Article

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