title: The effect of freezing, thawing, and short- and long-term storage on serum thyrotropin, thyroid hormones, and thyroid autoantibodies: implications for analyzing samples stored in serum banks.
authors.forename: Tuija
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Männistö
authors.forename: Heljä-Marja
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Surcel
authors.forename: Aini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bloigu
authors.forename: Aimo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruokonen
authors.forename: Anna-Liisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hartikainen
authors.forename: Marjo-Riitta
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Järvelin
authors.forename: Anneli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pouta
authors.forename: Marja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vääräsmäki
authors.forename: Eila
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suvanto-Luukkonen
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001771:Blood Banks; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D044967:Serum; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013954:Thyroglobulin; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase