Gestational thyroid reference intervals in antibody-negative Chinese women

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 673-675

  Shen, Feng Xian ^a   Xie, Zhen Wei ^a   Lu, Shi Ming ^a   Aw, Tar Choon ^b   Zhu, Bo ^a  

^a Zhejiang University School of Medicine   (China)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Reference interval; Thyroid function assay

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST KIT; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900300769     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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