Elastase inhibitory activity in serum of patients with thyroid dysfunction.

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Elastase inhibitory activity in serum of patients with thyroid dysfunction.

Clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 1991

Wortsman J, Matsuoka L Y, Kueppers F

Abstract excerpt

Dermal elastic fiber fragmentation and decreased fiber density are characteristic cutaneous abnormalities in myxedema. We therefore evaluated elastase inhibitory activity in serum in thyroid dysfunctional states by measuring the protease inhibitor alpha 1-antitrypsin (A-1-AT), as well as by direc...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Humans
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Middle Aged
Pancreas
Pancreatic Elastase
Phenotype
Thyroid Diseases
Thyrotropin
Thyroxine
Thyroxine-Binding Proteins
Triiodothyronine
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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