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Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) in presence of thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAb). Clinical and methodological relevance of the interaction between Tg and TgAb in vitro and in vivo

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Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Krogh Rasmussen, A. Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) in presence of thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAb). Clinical and methodological relevance of the interaction between Tg and TgAb in vitro and in vivo . J Endocrinol Invest 8, 571–576 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348564

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