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long-acting thyroid stimulator

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long-acting thyroid stimulator
n. Abbr. LATS
A substance that is present in the blood of hyperthyroid patients and that exerts a prolonged stimulatory effect on the thyroid gland.

long-acting thyroid stimulator
an autoantibody directed against thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors in the thyroid; abbreviated LATS. Its occurrence is associated with hyperthyroidism in humans.

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