Graves’ ophthalmopathy: low-dose dexamethasone reduces retinoic acid receptor-alpha gene expression in orbital fibroblasts

Autor: Sueli A. Clara, Vania dos Santos Nunes, Sandro José Conde, Maria Teresa De Sibio, Célia Regina Nogueira, Edson Nacib Jorge, Renata de Azevedo Melo Luvizotto, Gláucia Maria Ferreira da Silva Mazeto, Miriane de Oliveira, Sarah Santiloni Cury
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo (IFSP)
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 62, Iss 3, Pp 366-369 (2018)
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Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
instacron:UNESP
ISSN: 2359-4292
2359-3997
DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000044
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