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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2001; Vol. 109(1): 47-51
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-11012
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Sodium/iodide symporter in thyroid cancer

C. Mian 1 , L. Lacroix 1 , J.-M. Bidart 1 , B. Caillou 2 , S. Filetti 4 , M. Schlumberger 3
  • 1 Departments of Clinical Biology, 2 Pathology and 3 Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
  • 4 Department of Endocrinology, Catanzaro, Italy
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31 December 2001 (online)

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Iodide transport - Na+/I- symporter - thyroid tumors

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Martin Schlumberger

Department of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrine Tumors

Institut Gustave-Roussy

F-94805 Villejuif

France

Phone: +33-1-42-11-4496

Fax: +33-1-42-11-5223

Email: schlumbg@igr.fr

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