Antenatal Diagnosis of Cretin Lambs by Measurement of Amniotic Fluid Thyrotropin 1

Summary Elevated TSH levels are highly reliable in predicting neonatal lamb hypo-thyroidism. However, the method is not as sensitive as serum TSH measurement, and mild hypothyroidism can exist with normal amniotic fluid thyrotropin and elevated serum TSH.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1978-01, Vol.157 (1), p.106-109
Hauptverfasser:	Hollingsworth, Dorothy R., Davis, Steven L., Chopra, Inder J., Belin, Robert P., Reid, Marion C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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