ea0032p988 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2013
Toft Kristensen Tina
, Larsen Jacob
, Lyngsie Pedersen Palle
, Feldthusen Anne-Dorthe
, Anthonsen Stine
, Jelstrup Soren
, Kvetny Jan
Introduction: Patients who do not develop overt hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy for benign euthyroid goiter have permanently increased serum levels of TSH and decreased levels of thyroid hormones within the reference ranges. Thyroid hormones are major regulators of mitochondrial function, and the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) can be measured by flow cytometry analysis of living cells as the fluorescence intensity of stained peripheral mononuclear blood cells (M...