Increased plasma concentration of epidermal growth factor in female patients with non-toxic nodular goitre
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Increased plasma concentration of epidermal growth factor in female patients with non-toxic nodular goitre.
OBJECTIVE Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is believed to be one of the most potent growth factors for the thyroid gland. DESIGN AND METHODS We tested plasma EGF concentrations (radioreceptor method) in patients with non-toxic nodular goitre (NNG). Blood samples from patients with NNG were collected on the day before the surgery, during subtotal thyroidectomy (sTx)--from peripheral and thyroid v...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380388