"Thyrotoxicosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hypermetabolic syndrome caused by excess THYROID HORMONES which may come from endogenous or exogenous sources. The endogenous source of hormone may be thyroid HYPERPLASIA; THYROID NEOPLASMS; or hormone-producing extrathyroidal tissue. Thyrotoxicosis is characterized by NERVOUSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; FATIGUE; WEIGHT LOSS; heat intolerance; and excessive SWEATING.
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D013971
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.874.397.685
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thyrotoxicosis" by people in Profiles.
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Unusual CNS presentation of thyroid cancer. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Sep; 114(7):1107-9.
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Congenital neonatal hyperthyroidism caused by germline mutations in the TSH receptor gene. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008 May; 21(5):479-86.
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Fetal loss associated with excess thyroid hormone exposure. JAMA. 2004 Aug 11; 292(6):691-5.
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Chronic cardiac-specific thyrotoxicosis increases myocardial beta-adrenergic responsiveness. Mol Endocrinol. 2004 Jul; 18(7):1840-9.
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Simultaneous diffuse sclerosis variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and diffuse toxic hyperplasia (Graves' disease). Endocr Pathol. 2004; 15(1):77-82.
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Spared bone mass in rats treated with thyroid hormone receptor TR beta-selective compound GC-1. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Nov; 285(5):E1135-41.
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Resistance to thyroid hormone does not abrogate the transient thyrotoxicosis associated with gestation: report of a case. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Sep; 86(9):4273-5.
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Thyroid dysfunction is not associated with alterations in serum leptin levels. Thyroid. 1997 Jun; 7(3):407-9.
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A new family with hyperthyroxinemia caused by transthyretin Val109 misdiagnosed as thyrotoxicosis and resistance to thyroid hormone--a clinical research center study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996 Sep; 81(9):3335-40.
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Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Response to initiation of thyroxine replacement therapy. Metabolism. 1989 Apr; 38(4):311-4.