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. 1964 Aug;52(2):342–349. doi: 10.1073/pnas.52.2.342

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LONG-ACTING THYROID STIMULATOR OF GRAVES' DISEASE*

Joseph C Meek 1,†, A Eric Jones 1, U J Lewis 1, W P VanderLaan 1
PMCID: PMC300282  PMID: 14206601

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