Normal serum triiodothyronine concentration and the lack of TSH response to TRH in patients with euthyroid Graves' disease.
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In four patients with euthyroid Graves' disease, serum T3 concentration and TRH response were tested. All four patients showed T3 concentration within normal range , albeit representing TRH-refractoriness. The results suggest the possibility that thyroid hormone concentration is not a sole determinant of TRH-responsiveness in Graves' disease, implying currently undetermined pathologic process underlying the abnormality.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia japonica
دوره 20 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973