Central hypothyroidism: Pathogenic, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3068-3078

  Persani, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE;

CENTRAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INHERITANCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN RELEASE; BLOOD; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84866149947     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1616     Document Type: Review

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