The role of human chorionic gonadotropin as a thyroid stimulator in normal pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3305-3306

  Hershman, Jerome M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE;

BODY MASS; EDITORIAL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NAUSEA; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE RELEASE; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 51649101899     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1461     Document Type: Editorial

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