integrity of hormonal function in benign and malignant xenografts at 4 months posttransplantation could be shown by significantly higher t3 and t4 serum concentrations in animals with benign thyroid tissues ( t3 , 1.69 +/- 0.13 nmol/liter ; t4 , 45.69 +/- 2.09 nmol/liter ; s.e . ) as compared to controls without grafted tissue [ t3 , 1.29 +/- 0.10 nmol/liter ( p less than 0.05 ) ; t4 , 33.39 +/- 2.71 nmol/liter ( p less than 0.05 ) ] and by increased tg serum concentrations in animals receiving benign ( tg , 2.70 +/- 1.39 ng/ml ) or malignant ( e.g. , tg in follicular carcinoma , 34.44 +/- 13.83 ng/ml ; controls , 0.30 +/- 0.02 ng/ml ) thyroid tissue .
C0206682
follicular carcinoma
C0040132
thyroid