thyrotropin-binding inhibitory immunoglobulins
- thyrotropin-binding inhibitory immunoglobulins
- (TBII), TSH-binding inhibitory immunoglobulins proteins present in the serum of patients with Graves disease that inhibit the binding of thyrotropin to its receptors in human thyroid tissues. Called also TSH-displacing antibody.
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