(Revised in January 2008) - Thyroid Disease Manager

Antibodies to the TSH receptor are discussed in detail in Chapter 10, but, in brief, observation of a factor in serum of patients with Graves' disease causing long acting stimulation of thyroid hormone release from an animal's thyroid, in contrast to the short acting stimulation produced by TSH, led directly to our knowledge of TSH-R antibodies. ................
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