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

Special Articles:

Debra F. Skafar, Rui Xu, Juan Morales, Jeffrey Ram, and James R. Sowers

CLINICAL REVIEW 91:Female Sex Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3913-3918 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clifford J. Rosen and Cheryl Conover

INVITED REVIEW OF WORKSHOP:Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Axis in Aging: A Summary of a National Institutes of Aging-Sponsored Symposium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3919-3922 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3919 [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Kleerekoper, R. Schiebinger, and J. P. Gutai

EDITORIAL:Steroid Therapy for Adrenal Disorders—Getting the Dose Right
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3923-3925 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3923 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Levine and Matthew D. Ringel

EDITORIAL:Resistance to TSH in Patients with Normal TSH Receptors—Where Do We Turn When "Sutton’s Law" Proves False?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3930-3932 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3930 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert C. Baxter

EDITORIAL:The Binding Protein’s Binding Protein— Clinical Applications of Acid-Labile Subunit (ALS) Measurement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3941-3943 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3941 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert H. Knopp and Xiaodong Zhu

EDITORIAL:Multiple Beneficial Effects of Estrogen on Lipoprotein Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3952-3954 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3952 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C. Morris

EDITORIAL:Mutations and Disorders Involving the Thyroid Iodide Transporter—The Next Wave in Thyroid Diseases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3964-3965 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3964 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PIERRE S. NAJM, EDWARD B. RUBY, and ANNE E. de PAPP

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A 37-Year-Old Female with A Shoulder Mass and Hypertensive Crisis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3972-3975 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3972 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, Victor Bunduki, Eduardo Tomimori, Simone Gomes, Meyer Knobel, Regina T. Martin, and Marcelo Zugaib

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyshormonogenetic Fetal Goiter Due to Defective Thyroglobulin Synthesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4239-4242 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4239 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Rose Girgis and Jeremy S.D. Winter

The Effects of Glucocorticoid Replacement Therapy on Growth, Bone Mineral Density, and Bone Turnover Markers in Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3926-3929 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3926 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Xie, Silvana Pannain, Joachim Pohlenz, Roy E. Weiss, Kathleen Moltz, Michel Morlot, Carmela Asteria, Luca Persani, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, Jasmine Parma, Gilbert Vassart, and Samuel Refetoff

Resistance to Thyrotropin (TSH) in Three Families Is not Associated with Mutations in the TSH Receptor or TSH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3933-3940 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Javad Khosravi, Anastasia Diamandi, Jehangir Mistry, Radha G. Krishna, and Aruna Khare

Acid-Labile Subunit of Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Complex: Measurement, Molecular, and Clinical Evaluation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3944-3951 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3944 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hannia Campos, Brian W. Walsh, Helena Judge, and Frank M. Sacks

Effect of Estrogen on Very Low Density Lipoprotein and Low Density Lipoprotein Subclass Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3955-3963 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3955 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Matsuda and Shinji Kosugi

A Homozygous Missense Mutation of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Gene Causing Iodide Transport Defect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3966-3971 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3966 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna-Maria Andersson, Anders Juul, Jørgen H. Petersen, Jørn Müller, Nigel P. Groome, and Niels E. Skakkebæk

Serum Inhibin B in Healthy Pubertal and Adolescent Boys: Relation to Age, Stage of Puberty, and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, Testosterone, and Estradiol Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3976-3981 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3976 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Cassorla, Verónica Mericq, Martha Eggers, Alejandra Avila, Cristian García, Ariel Fuentes, Susan R. Rose, and Gordon B. Cutler, Jr.

Effects of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analog-Induced Pubertal Delay in Growth Hormone (GH)-Deficient Children Treated with GH: Preliminary Results
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3989-3992 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandre Lapillonne, Sophie Guerin, Pierre Braillon, Olivier Claris, Pierre D. Delmas, and Bernard L. Salle

Diabetes during Pregnancy Does Not Alter Whole Body Bone Mineral Content in Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3993-3997 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3993 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leonard D. Kohn, Koichi Suzuki, William H. Hoffman, Donatella Tombaccini, Claudio Marcocci, Naoki Shimojo, Yukihiko Watanabe, Nobuyuki Amino, Bo Youn Cho, Yoichi Kohno, Aizan Hirai, and Kazuo Tahara

Characterization of Monoclonal Thyroid-Stimulating and Thyrotropin Binding-Inhibiting Autoantibodies from a Hashimoto’s Patient Whose Children Had Intrauterine and Neonatal Thyroid Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3998-4009 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3998 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian R. Walker, Ruth Best, Joseph P. Noon, Graham C. M. Watt, and David J. Webb

Seasonal Variation in Glucocorticoid Activity in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4015-4019 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arthur B. Schneider, Carlos Bekerman, Joel Leland, Jeffrey Rosengarten, Hyewon Hyun, Barbara Collins, Eileen Shore-Freedman, and Theresa C. Gierlowski

Thyroid Nodules in the Follow-Up of Irradiated Individuals: Comparison of Thyroid Ultrasound with Scanning and Palpation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4020-4027 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Sawa, Y. Yoneyama, Y. Otsubo, S. Suzuki, K. Kubonoya, G. G. Power, and T. Araki

Fetal Plasma Hypoxanthine Level in Growth-Retarded Fetuses Before Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4028-4031 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Fliers, Stephan E. F. Guldenaar, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, and Dick F. Swaab

Decreased Hypothalamic Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene Expression in Patients with Nonthyroidal Illness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4032-4036 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Leena Ryysy, Marjut Kauppila, Eila Kujansuu, Jorma Lahti, Tapani Marjanen, Leo Niskanen, Sulo Rajala, Seppo Salo, Pentti Seppälä, Timo Tulokas, Jorma Viikari, and Marja-Riitta Taskinen

Effect of Obesity on the Response to Insulin Therapy in Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4037-4043 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark P. Saunders, Amanda J. Salisbury, Kenneth J. O’Byrne, Louise Long, Ruth M. Whitehouse, Denis C. Talbot, E. Barbara Mawer, and Adrian L. Harris

A Novel Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Analog Induces Hypercalcemia via Production of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D in Patients with Solid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4044-4048 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Kahaly, Hans Peter Dienes, Jürgen Beyer, and Gerhard Hommel

Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Low Dose Iodide in Endemic Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4049-4053 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachiko Kitanaka, Noriyuki Katsumata, Ayako Tanae, Itsuro Hibi, Ken-Ichi Takeyama, Hiroaki Fuse, Shigeaki Kato, and Toshiaki Tanaka

A New Compound Heterozygous Mutation in the 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Gene in a Case of Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4054-4058 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tina Kold Jensen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Niels Henrik I. Hjollund, Thomas Scheike, Henrik Kolstad, Aleksander Giwercman, Tine Brink Henriksen, Erik Ernst, Jens Peter Bonde, Jørn Olsen, Allan McNeilly, Nigel P. Groome, and Niels E. Skakkebæk

Inhibin B as a Serum Marker of Spermatogenesis: Correlation to Differences in Sperm Concentration and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels. A Study of 349 Danish Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4059-4063 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colette R. Leb, Fen-Yun Hu, and Beverley E. Pearson Murphy

Metabolism of Progesterone by Human Lymphocytes: Production of Neuroactive Steroids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4064-4068 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Søren A. Urhammer, Marianne Fridberg, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Søren M. Echwald, Teis Andersen, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Jesper O. Clausen, and Oluf Pedersen

Studies of Genetic Variability of the Uncoupling Protein 1 Gene in Caucasian Subjects with Juvenile-Onset Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4069-4074 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John E. Nestler and Daniela J. Jakubowicz

Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Respond to Insulin Reduction with Decreases in Ovarian P450c17 Activity and Serum Androgens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4075-4079 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Susanne Zumbach, Michael Wolfgang Josef Boehme, Peter Wahl, Wolfgang Stremmel, Reinhard Ziegler, and Peter Paul Nawroth

Tumor Necrosis Factor Increases Serum Leptin Levels in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4080-4082 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graydon S. Meneilly, Alice S. Ryan, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Dariush Elahi

Increased Disorderliness of Basal Insulin Release, Attenuated Insulin Secretory Burst Mass, and Reduced Ultradian Rhythmicity of Insulin Secretion in Older Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4088-4093 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa Fiore, Luca E. Pollina, Gabriella Fontanini, Rosario Casalone, Maria T. Berlingieri, Riccardo Giannini, Furio Pacini, Paolo Miccoli, Antonio Toniolo, Alfredo Fusco, and Fulvio Basolo

Cytokine Production by a New Undifferentiated Human Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Line, FB-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4094-4100 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiltrud Brauch, Wolfgang Hoeppner, Hendrik Jähnig, Thorsten Wöhl, Dieter Engelhardt, Fritz Spelsberg, and Michael M. Ritter

Sporadic Pheochromocytomas Are Rarely Associated with Germline Mutations in the vhl Tumor Suppressor Gene or the ret Protooncogene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4101-4104 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biljana Musicki, Gerald J. Pepe, and Eugene D. Albrecht

Functional Differentiation of Placental Syncytiotrophoblasts during Baboon Pregnancy: Developmental Expression of Chorionic Somatomammotropin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4105-4110 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert P. Heaney, M. Janet Barger-Lux, M. Susan Dowell, Tai C. Chen, and Michael F. Holick

Calcium Absorptive Effects of Vitamin D and Its Major Metabolites
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4111-4116 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Kautzky-Willer, P. Fasching, B. Jilma, W. Waldhäusl, and O. F. Wagner

Persistent Elevation and Metabolic Dependence of Circulating E-Selectin after Delivery in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4117-4121 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa Mancina, Tullio Barni, Aldo E. Calogero, Sandra Filippi, Sandra Amerini, Alessandro Peri, Tommaso Susini, Gabriella B. Vannelli, Nunziatina Burrello, Gianni Forti, and Mario Maggi

Identification, Characterization, and Biological Activity of Endothelin Receptors in Human Ovary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4122-4129 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Horst Donner, Jens Braun, Christian Seidl, Harald Rau, Reinhard Finke, Manfred Ventz, Paul G. Walfish, Klaus H. Usadel, and Klaus Badenhoop

Codon 17 Polymorphism of the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4 Gene in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Addison’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4130-4132 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Bottinelli, M. Narici, M. A. Pellegrino, B. Kayser, M. Canepari, G. Faglia, and A. Sartorio

Contractile Properties and Fiber Type Distribution of Quadriceps Muscles in Adults with Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4133-4138 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William T. Donahoo, Dalan R. Jensen, Trudy J. Yost, and Robert H. Eckel

Isoproterenol and Somatostatin Decrease Plasma Leptin in Humans: A Novel Mechanism Regulating Leptin Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4139-4143 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cecilia Karlsson, Kajsa Lindell, Eva Svensson, Christina Bergh, Peter Lind, Håkan Billig, Lena M. S. Carlsson, and Björn Carlsson

Expression of Functional Leptin Receptors in the Human Ovary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4144-4148 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Middendorff, D. Müller, S. Wichers, A. F. Holstein, and M. S. Davidoff

Evidence for Production and Functional Activity of Nitric Oxide in Seminiferous Tubules and Blood Vessels of the Human Testis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4154-4161 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Signy Reynisdottir, Michèle Dauzats, Anders Thörne, and Dominique Langin

Comparison of Hormone-Sensitive Lipase Activity in Visceral and Subcutaneous Human Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4162-4166 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constantine Tsigos, Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Ioannis Kyrou, Ruby Defensor, Constantine S. Mitsiadis, and George P. Chrousos

Dose-Dependent Effects of Recombinant Human Interleukin-6 on Glucose Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4167-4170 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin Ni, Eng-Cheng Chan, John T. Fitter, and Roger Smith

Nitric Oxide Inhibits Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Exocytosis But Not Synthesis by Cultured Human Trophoblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4171-4175 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. W. Hofstra, Olimpia Fattoruso, Loredana Quadro, Ying Wu, Alfonso Libroia, Uberta Verga, Vittorio Colantuoni, and Charles H. C. M. Buys

A Novel Point Mutation in the Intracellular Domain of the ret Protooncogene in a Family with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4176-4178 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tammy L. Daniels and Sarah L. Berga

Resistance of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Drive to Sex Steroid-Induced Suppression in Hyperandrogenic Anovulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4179-4183 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nelson M. Oyesiku, Chheng-Orn Evans, Milton R. Brown, Lewis S. Blevins, George T. Tindall, and John S. Parks

Pituitary Adenomas: Screening for Gq Mutations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4184-4188 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raja A. Sayegh, Xiao Jing Tao, Lucy Leykin, and Keith B. Isaacson M.D.

Endometrial -2 Macroglobulin; Localization by in Situ Hybridization and Effect on Mouse Embryo Development in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4189-4195 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4189 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Mohamed-Ali, S. Goodrick, A. Rawesh, D. R. Katz, J. M. Miles, J. S. Yudkin, S. Klein, and S. W. Coppack

Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Releases Interleukin-6, But Not Tumor Necrosis Factor-, in Vivo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4196-4200 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4196 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumi Imai, Neubert Philippe, Giorgio Sesti, Domenico Accili, and Simeon I. Taylor

Expression of Variant Forms of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Identified in Patients with Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4201-4207 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kin-Chuen Leung and Ken K. Y. Ho

Stimulation of Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation by Growth Hormone in Human Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4208-4213 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Brousset, Nadia Chaouche, Frederic Leprat, Florence Branet-Brousset, Helene Trouette, Reine Claude Zenou, Jean-Philippe Merlio, and Georges Delsol

Telomerase Activity in Human Thyroid Carcinomas Originating from the Follicular Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4214-4216 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salvatore Benvenga, Luigi Bartolone, Stefano Squadrito, and Francesco Trimarchi

Thyroid Hormone Autoantibodies Elicited by Diagnostic Fine Needle Biopsy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4217-4223 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masanobu Yamada, Koushi Hashimoto, Teturou Satoh, Nobuyuki Shibusawa, Hideaki Kohga, Yasunori Ozawa, Syozo Yamada, and Masatomo Mori

A Novel Transcript for the Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in Human Pituitary and Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4224-4228 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans-Peter Holzapfel, Dagmar Führer, Peter Wonerow, Gerhard Weinland, Werner A. Scherbaum, and Ralf Paschke

Identification of Constitutively Activating Somatic Thyrotropin Receptor Mutations in a Subset of Toxic Multinodular Goiters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4229-4233 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dagmar Führer, Peter Wonerow, Helmut Willgerodt, and Ralf Paschke

Identification of a New Thyrotropin Receptor Germline Mutation (Leu⁶²⁹Phe) in a Family with Neonatal Onset of Autosomal Dominant Nonautoimmune Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4234-4238 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staci E. Pollack, Emma E. Furth, Caleb B. Kallen, Futoshi Arakane, Marianthi Kiriakidou, Karen F. Kozarsky, and Jerome F. Strauss, III

Localization of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in Human Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4243-4251 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robin E. Smith, Lois A. Salamonsen, Paul A. Komesaroff, Kevin X. Z. Li, Kathy M. Myles, Mark Lawrence, and Zygmunt Krozowski

11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type II in the Human Endometrium: Localization and Activity during the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4252-4257 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Enmark, Markku Pelto-Huikko, Kaj Grandien, Svetlana Lagercrantz, Jacob Lagercrantz, Gabriel Fried, Magnus Nordenskjöld, and Jan-Åke Gustafsson

Human Estrogen Receptor ß-Gene Structure, Chromosomal Localization, and Expression Pattern
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4258-4265 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

W. Jackson Smith, Louis E. Underwood, Lynette Keyes, and David R. Clemmons

Use of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein Measurements to Monitor Feeding of Premature Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3982-3988 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.3982 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.B. Kletter, V. Padmanabhan, I.Z. Beitins, J.C. Marshall, R.P. Kelch, and C.M. Foster

Acute Effects of Estradiol Infusion and Naloxone on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Pubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4010-4014 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria G. Vogiatzi, K. Sreekumaran Nair, Philip R. Beckett, and Kenneth C. Copeland

Insulin Does Not Stimulate Protein Synthesis Acutely in Prepubertal Children with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4083-4087 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim R. Nagy, Barbara A. Gower, Richard M. Shewchuk, and Michael I. Goran

Serum Leptin and Energy Expenditure in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4149-4153 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

K.-I. Yamaguchi, N. Shimojo, S. Kikuoka, A. Hoshioka, A. Hirai, K. Tahara, L. D. Kohn, Y. Kohno, and H. Niimi

Genetic Control of Anti-Thyrotropin Receptor Antibody Generation in H-2^K Mice Immunized with Thyrotropin Receptor-Transfected Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4266-4269 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Casabiell, V. Piñeiro, M. A. Tomé, R. Peinó, C. Dieguez, and F. F. Casanueva

Presence of Leptin in Colostrum and/or Breast Milk from Lactating Mothers: A Potential Role in the Regulation of Neonatal Food Intake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4270-4273 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

H. Ruben Harach

Age, Sex and C Cells: What About the Human Thyroid Follicle with Acid Mucin and Solid Cell Nests?^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4274 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4274 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Cetta

Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Carcinomas: A Heterogeneous Syndrome with Different Natural History and Variable Long-Term Prognosis^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4274a-4275a doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4274-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Wilckens

21-Hydroxylase Heterozygotism and Immune Regulation^c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4275-4276 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4275 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Selma F. Witchel, Peter A. Lee, Makiko Suda-Hartman, Massimo Trucco, and Eric P. Hoffman

21-Hydroxylase Heterozygotism and Immune Regulation—Authors’ Response^d
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4276 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4276 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arunabha Ganguly

Potassium and Aldosterone Secretion in Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism^e
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4276a-4277a doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4276-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Reid Litchfield, Francesco Fallo, and Robert G. Dluhy

Impaired Potassium-Stimulated Aldosterone Production: A Possible Explanation for Normokalemia in Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism—Authors’ Response^f
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4277 doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4277 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ljerka Lukinac, Dinko Franceschi, and Zvonko Kusic

Commentary on Article by Rudavsky and Freeman^g
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 4277a doi:10.1210/jc.82.12.4277-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amiel Z. Rudavsky and Leonard M. Freeman

Treatment of Scan-Negative, Thyroglobulin-Positive Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Using Radioiodine ¹³¹I and Recombinant Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone—Authors’ Response^h
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