Articles listed in blue may be of special interest to clinicians.

ARTICLES:

S Mohan, DJ Baylink, and JL Pettis

ARTICLES:Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding proteins in serum--do they have additional roles besides modulating the endocrine IGF actions?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3817-3820 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3817 [PDF]  

DM White, DW Polson, D Kiddy, P Sagle, H Watson, C Gilling-Smith, D Hamilton- Fairley, and S Franks

ARTICLES:Induction of ovulation with low-dose gonadotropins in polycystic ovary syndrome: an analysis of 109 pregnancies in 225 women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3821-3824 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3821 [PDF]  

EW Leschek, JL Doppman, HI Pass, and GB Cutler, Jr

ARTICLES:Localization by venous sampling of occult chorionic gonadotropin- secreting tumor in a boy with mosaic Klinefelter's syndrome and precocious puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3825-3828 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3825 [PDF]  

R Lindsay, TL Bush, D Grady, L Speroff, and RA Lobo

ARTICLES:Therapeutic controversy: Estrogen replacement in menopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3829-3838 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3829 [PDF]  

J Dotsch, W Kiess, J Hanze, R Repp, D Ludecke, WF Blum, and W Rascher

ARTICLES:Gs alpha mutation at codon 201 in pituitary adenoma causing gigantism in a 6-year-old boy with McCune-Albright syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3839-3842 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3839 [PDF]  

VR Agarwal, SE Bulun, M Leitch, R Rohrich, and ER Simpson

ARTICLES:Use of alternative promoters to express the aromatase cytochrome P450 (CYP19) gene in breast adipose tissues of cancer-free and breast cancer patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3843-3849 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3843 [Abstract] [PDF]  

SP Toledo, HG Brunner, R Kraaij, M Post, PL Dahia, CY Hayashida, and AP Kremer H Themmen

ARTICLES:An inactivating mutation of the luteinizing hormone receptor causes amenorrhea in a 46,XX female
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3850-3854 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3850 [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Phillipov, M Palermo, and CH Shackleton

ARTICLES:Apparent cortisone reductase deficiency: a unique form of hypercortisolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3855-3860 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3855 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Grinspoon, T Gulick, H Askari, M Landt, K Lee, E Anderson, Z Ma, L Vignati, R Bowsher, D Herzog, and A Klibanski

ARTICLES:Serum leptin levels in women with anorexia nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3861-3863 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3861 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Grinspoon, H Baum, K Lee, E Anderson, D Herzog, and A Klibanski

ARTICLES:Effects of short-term recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I administration on bone turnover in osteopenic women with anorexia nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3864-3870 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3864 [Abstract] [PDF]  

PJ Hunt, EA Espiner, MG Nicholls, AM Richards, and TG Yandle

ARTICLES:Differing biological effects of equimolar atrial and brain natriuretic peptide infusions in normal man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3871-3876 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3871 [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Jaatinen, V Rosen, T Tuuri, and O Ritvos

ARTICLES:Identification of ovarian granulosa cells as a novel site of expression for bone morphogenetic protein-3 (BMP-3/osteogenin) and regulation of BMP-3 messenger ribonucleic acids by chorionic gonadotropin in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3877-3882 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3877 [Abstract] [PDF]  

RI Dorin, LM Ferries, B Roberts, CR Qualls, JD Veldhuis, and EJ Lisansky

ARTICLES:Assessment of stimulated and spontaneous adrenocorticotropin secretory dynamics identifies distinct components of cortisol feedback inhibition in healthy humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3883-3891 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3883 [Abstract] [PDF]  

D l'Allemand, A Penhoat, MC Lebrethon, R Ardevol, V Baehr, W Oelkers, and JM Saez

ARTICLES:Insulin-like growth factors enhance steroidogenic enzyme and corticotropin receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels and corticotropin steroidogenic responsiveness in cultured human adrenocortical cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3892-3897 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3892 [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Spambalg, N Sharifi, R Elisei, JL Gross, G Medeiros-Neto, and JA Fagin

ARTICLES:Structural studies of the thyrotropin receptor and Gs alpha in human thyroid cancers: low prevalence of mutations predicts infrequent involvement in malignant transformation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3898-3901 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3898 [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Boguszewski, C Jansson, S Rosberg, and K Albertsson-Wikland

ARTICLES:Changes in serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding protein-3 levels during growth hormone treatment in prepubertal short children born small for gestational age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3902-3908 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3902 [Abstract] [PDF]  

RE Ostlund, Jr, JW Yang, S Klein, and R Gingerich

ARTICLES:Relation between plasma leptin concentration and body fat, gender, diet, age, and metabolic covariates
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3909-3913 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3909 [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Breault, JG Lehoux, and N Gallo-Payet

ARTICLES:The angiotensin AT2 receptor is present in the human fetal adrenal gland throughout the second trimester of gestation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3914-3922 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3914 [Abstract] [PDF]  

JH Brossard, M Cloutier, L Roy, R Lepage, M Gascon-Barre, and P D'Amour

ARTICLES:Accumulation of a non-(1-84) molecular form of parathyroid hormone (PTH) detected by intact PTH assay in renal failure: importance in the interpretation of PTH values
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3923-3929 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3923 [Abstract] [PDF]  

RM Moretti, MM Marelli, D Dondi, A Poletti, L Martini, M Motta, and P Limonta

ARTICLES:Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists interfere with the stimulatory actions of epidermal growth factor in human prostatic cancer cell lines, LNCaP and DU 145
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3930-3937 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3930 [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Linn, R Geyer, S Prassek, and H Laube

ARTICLES:Effect of dietary protein intake on insulin secretion and glucose metabolism in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3938-3943 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3938 [Abstract] [PDF]  

JC Whitley, AS Giraud, and A Shulkes

ARTICLES:Expression of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and GRP receptors in the pregnant human uterus at term
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3944-3950 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3944 [Abstract] [PDF]  

EP Guazzo, PJ Kirkpatrick, IM Goodyer, HM Shiers, and J Herbert

ARTICLES:Cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and DHEA sulfate in the cerebrospinal fluid of man: relation to blood levels and the effects of age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3951-3960 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3951 [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Sakkal-Alkaddour, L Zhang, X Yang, YT Chang, M Kappy, RS Slover, V Jorgensen, and S Pang

ARTICLES:Studies of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase genes in infants and children manifesting premature pubarche and increased adrenocorticotropin-stimulated delta 5-steroid levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3961-3965 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3961 [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Burkart, HH Brenner, B Hartmann, and H Kolb

ARTICLES:Metabolic activation of islet cells improves resistance against oxygen radicals or streptozocin, but not nitric oxide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3966-3971 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3966 [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Christiansen, A Tibell, A Volund, K Rasmussen, CG Groth, JJ Holst, O Pedersen, NJ Christensen, and S Madsbad

ARTICLES:Pancreatic endocrine function in recipients of segmental and whole pancreas transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3972-3979 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3972 [Abstract] [PDF]  

WM Kohrt, M Landt, and SJ Birge, Jr.

ARTICLES:Serum leptin levels are reduced in response to exercise training, but not hormone replacement therapy, in older women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3980-3985 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3980 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Eliakim, JA Brasel, S Mohan, TJ Barstow, N Berman, and DM Cooper

ARTICLES:Physical fitness, endurance training, and the growth hormone-insulin- like growth factor I system in adolescent females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3986-3992 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3986 [Abstract] [PDF]  

SE Papapoulos and M Frolich

ARTICLES:Prediction of the outcome of treatment of Paget's disease of bone with bisphosphonates from short-term changes in the rate of bone resorption
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3993-3997 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3993 [Abstract] [PDF]  

AE Pontiroli, MF Manzoni, ME Malighetti, and R Lanzi

ARTICLES:Restoration of growth hormone (GH) response to GH-releasing hormone in elderly and obese subjects by acute pharmacological reduction of plasma free fatty acids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 3998-4001 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.3998 [Abstract] [PDF]  

TA Molskness, TK Woodruff, DL Hess, KD Dahl, and RL Stouffer

ARTICLES:Recombinant human inhibin-A administered early in the menstrual cycle alters concurrent pituitary and follicular, plus subsequent luteal, function in rhesus monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4002-4006 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4002 [Abstract] [PDF]  

SJ Silverberg, FG Locker, and JP Bilezikian

ARTICLES:Vertebral osteopenia: a new indication for surgery in primary hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4007-4012 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4007 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A van Teunenbroek, SM de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, T Stijnen, M Jansen, BJ Otten, HA Delemarre-van de Waal, T Vulsma, JM Wit, CW Rouwe, HM Reeser, JJ Gosen, C Rongen-Westerlaken, and SL Drop

ARTICLES:Yearly stepwise increments of the growth hormone dose results in a better growth response after four years in girls with Turner syndrome. Dutch Working Group on Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4013-4021 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4013 [Abstract] [PDF]  

ML Casey and PC MacDonald

ARTICLES:Transforming growth factor-beta inhibits progesterone-induced enkephalinase expression in human endometrial stromal cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4022-4027 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4022 [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Heijligenberg, HP Sauerwein, G Brabant, E Endert, MJ Hommes, and JA Romijn

ARTICLES:Circadian growth hormone secretion in asymptomatic human immune deficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4028-4032 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4028 [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Shohat, D Tick, S Barakat, X Bu, S Melmed, and DL Rimoin

ARTICLES:Short-term recombinant human growth hormone treatment increases growth rate in achondroplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4033-4037 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4033 [Abstract] [PDF]  

YY Huang, BR Hsu, and JS Tsai

ARTICLES:Paralytic myopathy--a leading clinical presentation for primary aldosteronism in Taiwan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4038-4041 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4038 [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Sasano, AR Frost, R Saitoh, N Harada, M Poutanen, R Vihko, SE Bulun, SG Silverberg, and H Nagura

ARTICLES:Aromatase and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in human breast carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4042-4046 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4042 [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Binder, M Brown, and JS Parks

ARTICLES:Mechanisms responsible for dominant expression of human growth hormone gene mutations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4047-4050 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4047 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Grinspoon, C Corcoran, K Lee, B Burrows, J Hubbard, L Katznelson, M Walsh, A Guccione, J Cannan, H Heller, N Basgoz, and A Klibanski

ARTICLES:Loss of lean body and muscle mass correlates with androgen levels in hypogonadal men with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and wasting
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4051-4058 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4051 [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Cusi, A Consoli, and RA DeFronzo

ARTICLES:Metabolic effects of metformin on glucose and lactate metabolism in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4059-4067 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4059 [Abstract] [PDF]  

PM Martha, Jr, AD Rogol, JD Veldhuis, and RM Blizzard

ARTICLES:A longitudinal assessment of hormonal and physical alterations during normal puberty in boys. III. The neuroendocrine growth hormone axis during late prepuberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4068-4074 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4068 [Abstract] [PDF]  

MP Whyte, FW Schranck, and R Armamento-Villareal

ARTICLES:X-linked hypophosphatemia: a search for gender, race, anticipation, or parent of origin effects on disease expression in children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4075-4080 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4075 [Abstract] [PDF]  

SF Witchel, DK Bhamidipati, EP Hoffman, and JB Cohen

ARTICLES:Phenotypic heterogeneity associated with the splicing mutation in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4081-4088 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4081 [Abstract] [PDF]  

MY Donath, R Jenni, HP Brunner, M Anrig, S Kohli, Y Glatz, and ER Froesch

ARTICLES:Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of insulin-like growth factor I at rest and during exercise in humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4089-4094 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4089 [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Norjavaara, C Ankarberg, and K Albertsson-Wikland

ARTICLES:Diurnal rhythm of 17 beta-estradiol secretion throughout pubertal development in healthy girls: evaluation by a sensitive radioimmunoassay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4095-4102 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4095 [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Ibanez, JE Hall, N Potau, A Carrascosa, N Prat, and AE Taylor

ARTICLES:Ovarian 17-hydroxyprogesterone hyperresponsiveness to gonadotropin- releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist challenge in women with polycystic ovary syndrome is not mediated by luteinizing hormone hypersecretion: evidence from GnRH agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin stimulation testing
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4103-4107 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4103 [Abstract] [PDF]  

AS Dobs, WL Few, 3rd, MR Blackman, SM Harman, DR Hoover, and NM Graham

ARTICLES:Serum hormones in men with human immunodeficiency virus-associated wasting
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4108-4112 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4108 [Abstract] [PDF]  

DJ Handelsman, AJ Conway, CJ Howe, L Turner, and MA Mackey

ARTICLES:Establishing the minimum effective dose and additive effects of depot progestin in suppression of human spermatogenesis by a testosterone depot
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4113-4121 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4113 [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Kiriakidou, JM McAllister, T Sugawara, and JF Strauss, 3rd

ARTICLES:Expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in the human ovary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4122-4128 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4122 [Abstract] [PDF]  

GW Wolkersdorfer, M Ehrhart-Bornstein, S Brauer, C Marx, WA Scherbaum, and SR Bornstein

ARTICLES:Differential regulation of apoptosis in the normal human adrenal gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4129-4136 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4129 [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Matsuoka, K Eguchi, A Kawakami, M Tsuboi, H Nakamura, H Kimura, N Ishikawa, K Ito, and S Nagataki

ARTICLES:Lack of B7-1/BB1 and B7-2/B70 expression on thyrocytes of patients with Graves' disease. Delivery of costimulatory signals from bystander professional antigen-presenting cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4137-4143 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4137 [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Kokawa, T Shikone, and R Nakano

ARTICLES:Apoptosis in the human uterine endometrium during the menstrual cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4144-4147 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4144 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A De Bellis, P Ghiandi, A Comerci, G Fiorelli, C Grappone, S Milani, R Salerno, F Marra, and M Serio

ARTICLES:Epidermal growth factor, epidermal growth factor receptor, and transforming growth factor-alpha in human hyperplastic prostate tissue: expression and cellular localization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4148-4154 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4148 [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Silver, J Walston, Y Wang, G Dowse, P Zimmet, and AR Shuldiner

ARTICLES:Molecular scanning for mutations in the beta 3-adrenergic receptor gene in Nauruans with obesity and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4155-4158 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4155 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Shen, P Mamers, T Jobling, HG Burger, and PJ Fuller

ARTICLES:Absence of the previously reported G protein oncogene (gip2) in ovarian granulosa cell tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4159-4161 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4159 [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW Kolaczynski, JP Ohannesian, RV Considine, CC Marco, and JF Caro

ARTICLES:Response of leptin to short-term and prolonged overfeeding in humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4162-4165 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4162 [Abstract] [PDF]  

PR Brzechffa, AJ Jakimiuk, SK Agarwal, SR Weitsman, RP Buyalos, and DA Magoffin

ARTICLES:Serum immunoreactive leptin concentrations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4166-4169 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4166 [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Akita, PM Conn, and S Melmed

ARTICLES:Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) induces acute adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion in fetal rhesus macaque primates: a novel dynamic test of pituitary function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4170-4178 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4170 [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Gharani, DM Waterworth, R Williamson, and S Franks

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:5' polymorphism of the CYP17 gene is not associated with serum testosterone levels in women with polycystic ovaries
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4174 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4174 [PDF]  

B Depczynski, R Ward, and J Eisman

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:The association between myxedematous ascites and extreme elevation of serum tumor markers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4175a doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4175a [PDF]  

F Juhasz and NR Farid

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Immune response to papillary thyroid carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4175b-4176b doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4175b [PDF]  

H Koshiyama

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:The potential for serious consequences from misinterpretation of normal responses to the rapid adrenocorticotropin test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4176a doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4176a [PDF]  

MA Petit, JC Prior, SI Barr, and YM Vigna

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:An unsuccessful attempt to relate ovulatory disturbances to changes in bone density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4176b-4179b doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4176b [PDF]  

MB Block

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Maximal dose glyburide therapy in markedly symptomatic patients with type II diabetes: a new use for an old friend
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4179a doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4179a [PDF]  

H Yanagi, S Tomura, K Kawanami, M Hosokawa, M Tanaka, K Kobayashi, S Tsuchiya, H Amagai, K Hayashi, and H Hamaguchi

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with osteoporosis in Japanese women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4179b-4181b doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4179b [PDF]  

R Luboshitsky and P Lavie

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Early morning melatonin levels in hypogonadal men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4181-4182 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4181 [PDF]  

GB Forbes

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Body composition derived from whole body counting of potassium in GH deficient adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996 81: 4182-4183 doi:10.1210/jc.81.11.4182 [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.