Interference in thyroid-stimulating hormone determination

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 756-758

  Imperiali, Mauro ^a   Jelmini, Paola ^a   Ferraro, Biagio ^a   Keller, Franco ^a   Della Bruna, Roberto ^a   Balerna, Marco ^a   Giovanella, Luca ^a  

^a REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Interference; monoclonal gammopathy; TSH

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PARAPROTEINS; PNEUMONIA; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 77954528323     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02315.x     Document Type: Article

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