Slovenian researchers contribute to breakthrough in thyroid gland research

Ljubljana, 13 February - Slovenian researchers were a part of an international team that has made a breakthrough discovery in thyroid gland research. Together with researchers from the UK and Germany, they have determined the entire structure of human thyroglobulin, the protein precursor of thyroid hormones, for the first time.

Ljubljana Open day at the clinical chemistry lab of UKC Ljubljana. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Open day at the clinical chemistry lab of UKC Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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