Pathogenesis of the Hyperthyroidism of Graves's Disease

Inhibition of long-acting thyroid stimulator by thyroid particulate fractions.

“…Adams has reviewed the evidence strongly suggesting that LATS is the cause of the hyperthyroidism of Graves' disease (22). Our data suggest that the thyroid gland contains a substance which interacts with LATS as an antigen, but this is hardly clear enough as yet to satisfy the second requirement for the demonstration of an antigen.…”

Total thyroidectomy in Basedow-Graves� disease treatment: our experience

“…Only in 7 cases we observed a paralysis of one vocal cord with slight narrowing of the breathing space, which resolved, with total functional reintegration, within a couple of months. Substitution therapy with L-thyroxine was started in escalating doses, and modulated according to FT 3 , FT 4 and TSH serum levels. The ophthalmopathy present in 48 of our patients showed a clear regression in 81.3% of them (39 cases) and the remaining 18.7% (9 cases) showed a significant improvement.…”

Service Recovery Activities and Customer Satisfaction: Mediating Role of Justice Dimensions: A Case Study of China

“…The justice theory is extracted from the equity theory and social exchange theory and is based on social psychology where the individual customers' fairness perceptions of service recovery situations and decisions are examined (Adams, 1965). Hoffman and Kelly (2000) applied the social exchange theory to a service recovery procedure and proposed that customers weigh their sum of inputs (economics, time, energy, and psychic cost) against their sum of outputs (cash refund, apology, replacement, and manner of staff) when they evaluate service recovery efforts.…”