PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 18964302-3 2009 Using a bioassay involving Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with the human thyrotropin receptor, we found that the stimulatory capacity of TRAbs was reduced markedly, by 66+/-22%, upon treatment with rituximab and methimazole for 21 days (p<0.0001), compared to an increase by 33% on average (NS) in patients receiving methimazole alone (p=0.04 between groups). Methimazole 221-232 thyroid stimulating hormone receptor Homo sapiens 82-102 18964302-3 2009 Using a bioassay involving Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with the human thyrotropin receptor, we found that the stimulatory capacity of TRAbs was reduced markedly, by 66+/-22%, upon treatment with rituximab and methimazole for 21 days (p<0.0001), compared to an increase by 33% on average (NS) in patients receiving methimazole alone (p=0.04 between groups). Methimazole 329-340 thyroid stimulating hormone receptor Homo sapiens 82-102