The Immune System Which Adversely Alter Thyroid Functions: A Review on the Concept Of Autoimmunity

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 765-774

  Mansourian, Azad Reza ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Graves disease; Hashimato disease; Immune system; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; GENETICS; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; THYROID GLAND;

AUTOIMMUNITY; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 77957586082     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.765.774     Document Type: Article

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