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

Special Articles:

George A. Bray and David A. York

CLINICAL REVIEW 90: Leptin and Clinical Medicine: A New Piece in the Puzzle of Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2771-2776. [Full Text]  

Annamaria Colao, Bartolomeo Merola, Diego Ferone, and Gaetano Lombardi

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2777-2781. [Full Text]  

Clifford Rosen

EDITORIAL: Evolving Toward a New Paradigm for Prevention of Osteoporosis— The Time Is Upon Us
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2782-2783. [Full Text]  

Sundeep Khosla

EDITORIAL: Idiopathic Osteoporosis—Is the Osteoblast To Blame?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2792-2794. [Full Text]  

Thomas Merimee

EDITORIAL: The Interface Between Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetes Management, and Insulin-Like Growth Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2806-2808. [Full Text]  

Mohammed Ahmed, Imaduddin Kanaan, Ayman Rifai, Asma Tulbah, and Nadia Ghannam

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: An Unusual Treatment-Related Complication in a Patient with Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2816-2820. [Full Text]  

Margaret L. Smith, Xiao-Yun Hua, Deborah L. Marsden, Dou Liu, Nancy G. Kennaway, Kim-Yen Ngo, and Richard H. Haas

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Diabetes and Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS): Radiolabeled Polymerase Chain Reaction Is Necessary for Accurate Detection of Low Percentages of Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2826-2831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Susan T. Haden, Andrew L. Stoll, Sean McCormick, Jennifer Scott, and Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

Alterations in Parathyroid Dynamics in Lithium-Treated Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2844-2848. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nancy Berman, Pauline Genter, Hsu-Fang Chou, Colleen Cortez, Ronald Bowsher, and Eli Ipp

Erratic Oscillatory Characteristics of Plasma Insulin Concentrations in Patients with Insulinoma: Mechanism for Unpredictable Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2899-2903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pamela A. Clark, Ali Iranmanesh, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Alan D. Rogol

Comparison of Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion Between Prepubertal Children and Young Adults: Evidence for a Mass/Amplitude-Dependent Difference Without Gender or Day/Night Contrasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2950-2955. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ian M. Chapman, Mark L. Hartman, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Frank E. Harrell, Jr., Raymond L. Hintz, K. G. M. M. Alberti, and Michael O. Thorner

Effect of Aging on the Sensitivity of Growth Hormone Secretion to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Negative Feedback
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2996-3004. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shahla Nader, Maggy G. Riad-Gabriel, and Mohammed F. Saad

The Effect of a Desogestrel-Containing Oral Contraceptive on Glucose Tolerance and Leptin Concentrations in Hyperandrogenic Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3074-3077. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Studies:

P. J. Meunier, E. Confavreux, I. Tupinon, C. Hardouin, P. D. Delmas, and R. Balena

Prevention of Early Postmenopausal Bone Loss with Cyclical Etidronate Therapy (A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study and 1-Year Follow-Up)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2784-2791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anna G. Johansson, Erik F. Eriksen, Erik Lindh, Bente Langdahl, Werner F. Blum, Anders Lindahl, Östen Ljunggren, and Sverker Ljunghall

Reduced Serum Levels of the Growth Hormone-Dependent Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein and a Negative Bone Balance at the Level of Individual Remodeling Units in Idiopathic Osteoporosis in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2795-2798. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Etah S. Kurland, Clifford J. Rosen, Felicia Cosman, Donald McMahon, Fredriech Chan, Elizabeth Shane, Robert Lindsay, David Dempster, and John P. Bilezikian

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Men with Idiopathic Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2799-2805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. A. M. J. L. Janssen, M. L. Jacobs, F. H. M. Derkx, R. F. A. Weber, A. J. van der Lely, and S. W. J. Lamberts

Free and Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), IGF-Binding Protein-1 (IGFBP-1), and IGFBP-3 and Their Relationships to the Presence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Glomerular Hyperfiltration in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2809-2815. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Nadia Al-Ali, and Mohammed Qurttom

Augmentation of Bone Mineral Density in Hirsute Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2821-2825. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dieter Haffner, Werner F. Blum, Udo Heinrich, Otto Mehls, and Burkhard Tönshoff

Impaired Postprandial Regulation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 in Children with Chronic Renal Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2832-2835. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luis Ramirez, Lewis E. Braverman, Bernadette White, and Charles H. Emerson

Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Is a Potent Stimulator of Thyroid Function in Normal Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2836-2839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. P. A. Smyth, A. M. T. Hetherton, D.F. Smith, M. Radcliff, and C. O’Herlihy

Maternal Iodine Status and Thyroid Volume during Pregnancy: Correlation with Neonatal Iodine Intake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2840-2843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ricardo V. Garcia-Mayor, M. Amalia Andrade, Monserrat Rios, Mary Lage, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

Serum Leptin Levels in Normal Children: Relationship to Age, Gender, Body Mass Index, Pituitary-Gonadal Hormones, and Pubertal Stage
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2849-2855. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christos S. Mantzoros, Anastasia Varvarigou, Virginia G. Kaklamani, Nicholas G. Beratis, and Jeffrey S. Flier

Effect of Birth Weight and Maternal Smoking on Cord Blood Leptin Concentrations of Full-Term and Preterm Newborns
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2856-2861. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mahmood Moosa and Ernest L. Mazzaferri

Outcome of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed in Pregnant Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2862-2866. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary Jane De Souza, B. E. Miller, Lisa C. Sequenzia, A. A. Luciano, S. Ulreich, S. Stier, K. Prestwood, and B. L. Lasley

Bone Health Is Not Affected by Luteal Phase Abnormalities and Decreased Ovarian Progesterone Production in Female Runners
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2867-2876. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gudmundur Johannsson, Gunnar Grimby, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, and Bengt-Åke Bengtsson

Two Years of Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment Increase Isometric and Isokinetic Muscle Strength in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2877-2884. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ettore C. degli Uberti, Maria R. Ambrosio, Silvano G. Cella, Angelo R. Margutti, Giorgio Trasforini, Antonello E. Rigamonti, Emilio Petrone, and Eugenio E. Müller

Defective Hypothalamic Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone Activity May Contribute to Declining GH Secretion with Age in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2885-2888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

B. Kriström, C. Jansson, S. Rosberg, and K. Albertsson-Wikland

Growth Response to Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment Relates to Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein-3 in Short Children with Various GH Secretion Capacities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2889-2898. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Werner F. Blum, Piera Englaro, Sigrid Hanitsch, Anders Juul, Niels T. Hertel, Jorn Müller, Niels E. Skakkebæk, Mark L. Heiman, Martin Birkett, Andrea M. Attanasio, Wieland Kiess, and Wolfgang Rascher

Plasma Leptin Levels in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Dependence on Body Mass Index, Body Fat Mass, Gender, Pubertal Stage, and Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2904-2910. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. D. Danenberg, A. Ben-Yehuda, Z. Zakay-Rones, D. J. Gross, and G. Friedman

Dehydroepiandrosterone Treatment Is Not Beneficial to the Immune Response to Influenza in Elderly Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2911-2914. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ryo Okazaki, Yasuo Totsuka, Kumiko Hamano, Miho Ajima, Masakazu Miura, Yoshiko Hirota, Keishi Hata, Seiji Fukumoto, and Toshio Matsumoto

Metabolic Improvement of Poorly Controlled Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Decreases Bone Turnover
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2915-2920. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patricia L. Jett, Mary H. Samuels, Patricia A. McDaniel, Gerda I. Benda, Stephen H. LaFranchi, John W. Reynolds, and Cheryl E. Hanna

Variability of Plasma Cortisol Levels in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2921-2925. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Birte Nygaard, Jens Helmer Knudsen, Laszlo Hegedüs, Annegrete Veje Cand Scient, and Jens Erik Mølholm Hansen

Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies and Graves’ Disease, a Side-Effect of ¹³¹I Treatment in Patients with Nontoxic Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2926-2930. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas C. Bauer, Michael C. Nevitt, Bruce Ettinger, and Katie Stone

Low Thyrotropin Levels Are Not Associated with Bone Loss in Older Women: A Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2931-2936. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elza Muscelli, Stefania Camastra, Carlo Catalano, Alfredo Quiñones Galvan, Demetrio Ciociaro, Simona Baldi, and Ele Ferrannini

Metabolic and Cardiovascular Assessment in Moderate Obesity: Effect of Weight Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2937-2943. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cesar L. Boguszewski, Chatarina Jansson, Margaret C. S. Boguszewski, Sten Rosberg, Björn Carlsson, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland, and Lena M. S. Carlsson

Increased Proportion of Circulating Non-22-Kilodalton Growth Hormone Isoforms in Short Children: A Possible Mechanism for Growth Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2944-2949. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marilyn M. Miller, R. Andrew James, Jennifer K. Richer, David F. Gordon, William M. Wood, and Kathryn B. Horwitz

Progesterone Regulated Expression of Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 5 by the B-Isoform of Progesterone Receptors: Implications for Tamoxifen Carcinogenicity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2956-2961. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven J. Hurel, Philip E. Harris, Anne Marie McNicol, Sally Foster, William F. Kelly, and Peter H. Baylis

Metastatic Prolactinoma: Effect of Octreotide, Cabergoline, Carboplatin and Etoposide; Immunocytochemical Analysis of Proto-Oncogene Expression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2962-2965. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francoise Suarez, Fatiha Zeghoud, Claude Rossignol, Odile Walrant, and Michèle Garabédian

Association between Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Sex-Dependent Growth during the First Two Years of Life
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2966-2970. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Zanze, J. C. Souberbielle, C. Kindermans, C. Rossignol, and M. Garabedian

Procollagen Propeptide and Pyridinium Cross-Links as Markers of Type I Collagen Turnover: Sex- and Age-Related Changes in Healthy Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2971-2977. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David R. Powell, Frances Liu, Bonita K. Baker, Raymond L. Hintz, Susan K. Durham, Eileen D. Brewer, James W. Frane, Burkhard Tonshoff, Otto Mehls, Anne-Margret Wingen, Sandra L. Watkins, Ronald J. Hogg, and Phillip D. K. Lee

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-6 Levels Are Elevated in Serum of Children with Chronic Renal Failure: A Report of the Southwest Pediatric Nephrology Study Group
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2978-2984. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. R. Christ, M. H. Cummings, N. B. Westwood, B. M. Sawyer, T. C. Pearson, P. H. Sönksen, and D. L. Russell-Jones

The Importance of Growth Hormone in the Regulation of Erythropoiesis, Red Cell Mass, and Plasma Volume in Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2985-2990. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Petraglia, S. Luisi, C. Benedetto, M. Zonca, P. Florio, E. Casarosa, A. Volpe, S. Bernasconi, and A. R. Genazzani

Changes of Dimeric Inhibin B Levels in Maternal Serum Throughout Healthy Gestation and in Women with Gestational Diseases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2991-2995. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James M. Watters, Sonya B. Norris, and Susan M. Kirkpatrick

Endogenous Glucose Production Following Injury Increases with Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3005-3010. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. J. Hofland, W. W. de Herder, H. A. Visser-Wisselaar, C. van Uffelen, M. Waaijers, J. Zuyderwijk, P. Uitterlinden, M. J. M. Kros, P. M. van Koetsveld, and S. W. J. Lamberts

Dissociation between the Effects of Somatostatin (SS) and Octapeptide SS-Analogs on Hormone Release in a Small Subgroup of Pituitary- and Islet Cell Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3011-3018. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter G. Van Deerlin, Natalie Cekleniak, Christos Coutifaris, Jeff Boyd, and Jerome F. Strauss, III

Evidence for the Oligoclonal Origin of the Granulosa Cell Population of the Mature Human Follicle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3019-3024. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Debbie J. Marsh, Zimu Zheng, Andrew Arnold, Scott D. Andrew, Diana Learoyd, Andrea Frilling, Paul Komminoth, Hartmut P.H. Neumann, Bruce A.J. Ponder, Barrett J. Rollins, Geoffrey I. Shapiro, Bruce G. Robinson, Lois M. Mulligan, and Charis Eng

Mutation Analysis of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, a Ligand for an RET/Coreceptor Complex, in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 and Sporadic Neuroendocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3025-3028. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Timothy M. E. Davis, Li Thi Anh Thu, Tran Quang Binh, Ken Robertson, John R. Dyer, Phan Thi Danh, Desiree Meyer, Miles H. Beaman, and Trinh Kim Anh

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis in Severe Falciparum Malaria: Effects of Cytokines
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3029-3033. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Bettica, M. Bevilacqua, T. Vago, M. Masino, E. Cucinotta, and G. Norbiato

Short-Term Variations in Bone Remodeling Biochemical Markers: Cyclical Etidronate and Alendronate Effects Compared
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3034-3039. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Foresta, P. Bordon, M. Rossato, R. Mioni, and J. D. Veldhuis

Specific Linkages Among Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, and Testosterone Release in the Peripheral Blood and Human Spermatic Vein: Evidence for Both Positive (Feed-Forward) and Negative (Feedback) Within-Axis Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3040-3046. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kumar Kastury, Wayne E. Taylor, Roquing Shen, Stefan Arver, Matthew Gutierrez, Charles E. Fisher, Paul J. Coucke, Peter Van Hauwe, Guy Van Camp, and Shalender Bhasin

Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Cloning and Characterization of a Putative Human Axonemal Dynein Light Chain Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3047-3053. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Reincke, Patricia Mora, Felix Beuschlein, Wiebke Arlt, George P. Chrousos, and Bruno Allolio

Deletion of the Adrenocorticotropin Receptor Gene in Human Adrenocortical Tumors: Implications for Tumorigenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3054-3058. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roger D. Johnson, Yoel Sadovsky, Carol Graham, Eyal Y. Anteby, Kenneth L. Polakoski, Xiaohua Huang, and D. Michael Nelson

The Expression and Activity of Prostaglandin H Synthase-2 Is Enhanced in Trophoblast from Women with Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3059-3062. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marc Nicolino, Thérèse Ferlin, Maguelone Forest, Catherine Godinot, Henri Carrier, Michel David, Pierre Chatelain, and Bénédicte Mousson

Identification of a Large-Scale Mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic Acid Deletion in Endocrinopathies and Deafness: Report of Two Unrelated Cases with Diabetes Mellitus and Adrenal Insufficiency, Respectively
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3063-3067. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. Klootwijk, E. Sleddens-Linkels, R. D. H. de Boer, C. A. Jansen, R. Autar, W. W. de Herder, E.R. Boevé, T. J. Visser, and W. J. de Greef

Renal Clearance of the Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone-Like Peptide Pyroglutamyl-Glutamyl-Prolineamide in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3068-3073. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dennis R. Stewart and Catherine A. VandeVoort

Simulation of Human Luteal Endocrine Function with Granulosa Lutein Cell Culture
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3078-3083. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John E. Janik, Brendan D. Curti, Robert V. Considine, Helen C. Rager, Geraldine C. Powers, W. Gregory Alvord, John W. Smith, II, Barry L. Gause, and William C. Kopp

Interleukin 1 Increases Serum Leptin Concentrations in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3084-3086. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Linette Casey, Jesse Smith, Grady Alsabrook, and Paul C. MacDonald

Activation of Adenylyl Cyclase in Human Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells by Neuropeptides
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3087-3092. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Filipsson, K. Tornøe, J. Holst, and B. Ahrén

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Stimulates Insulin and Glucagon Secretion in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3093-3098. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. H. Mortimer, G. R. Cannell, R. S. Addison, L. P. Johnson, M. S. Roberts, and I. Bernus

Methimazole and Propylthiouracil Equally Cross the Perfused Human Term Placental Lobule
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3099-3102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David J. Phillips, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland, Karin Eriksson, and Leif Wide

Changes In the Isoforms of Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone during Puberty In Normal Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3103-3106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naoki Hattori and Chiyoko Inagaki

Anti-Prolactin (PRL) Autoantibodies Cause Asymptomatic Hyperprolactinemia: Bioassay and Clearance Studies of PRL-Immunoglobulin G Complex
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3107-3110. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Euan M. Wallace, Nigel P. Groome, Simon C. Riley, Alistair C. Parker, and Frederick C. W. Wu

Effects of Chemotherapy-Induced Testicular Damage on Inhibin, Gonadotropin, and Testosterone Secretion: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3111-3115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christelle Bourgeois, Brigitte Robert, Régis Rebourcet, Françoise Mondon, Thérese-Marie Mignot, Paulette Duc-Goiran, and Françoise Ferré

Endothelin-1 and ET_A Receptor Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Human Placenta: A New ET_A Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Is Generated by Alternative Splicing of Exon 3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3116-3123. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan Frystyk, Thorbjørn Grøfte, Christian Skjærbæk, and Hans Ørskov

The Effect of Oral Glucose on Serum Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and -II in Healthy Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3124-3127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Tomkinson, J. Reeve, R. W. Shaw, and B. S. Noble

The Death of Osteocytes via Apoptosis Accompanies Estrogen Withdrawal in Human Bone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3128-3135. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian Marx, Stefan R. Bornstein, Gernot W. Wolkersdörfer, Michael Peter, Wolfgang G. Sippell, and Werner A. Scherbaum

Relevance of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Expression as a Hallmark for the Cellular Differentiation in the Human Adrenal Cortex
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3136-3140. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chisato Tanaka, Katsuhiko Yoshimoto, Peng Yang, Takehiko Kimura, Shozo Yamada, Maki Moritani, Toshiaki Sano, and Mitsuo Itakura

Infrequent Mutations of p27^Kip1 Gene and Trisomy 12 in a Subset of Human Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3141-3147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wei Yuan and Linda C. Giudice

Programmed Cell Death in Human Ovary Is a Function of Follicle and Corpus Luteum Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3148-3155. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comments:

Fiona J. Cockerill, Nigar S. Hawa, Nasim Yousaf, Martin Hewison, Jeffrey L H. O’Riordan, and Sheelagh M. Farrow

COMMENTS: Mutations in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene in Three Kindreds Associated with Hereditary Vitamin D Resistant Rickets
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3156-3160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cécile RalliÈre, Igor Tauveron, Daniel Taillandier, Laurent Guy, Jean-Paul Boiteux, Bernard Giraud, Didier Attaix, and Philippe Thiéblot

COMMENTS: Glucocorticoids Do Not Regulate the Expression of Proteolytic Genes in Skeletal Muscle from Cushing’s Syndrome Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3161-3164. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfonso Leal-Cerro, Luis M. Jimenez, Ricardo Astorga, Ignacio Fernandez-Lopez, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

COMMENTS: Acute Pharmacological Reduction of Plasma Free Fatty Acids Enhances the Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone-Mediated GH Secretion in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3165-3168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Communications:

Dominique Bellet, Laurent Lavaissiere, Pascal Mock, Anne Laurent, Jean-Christophe Sabourin, Pierre Bedossa, Philippe Le Bouteiller, Rene Frydman, Frederic Troalen, and Jean-Michel Bidart

Identification of pro-EPIL and EPIL Peptides Translated from Insulin-Like 4 (INSL4) mRNA in Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3169-3172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ana-Maria Bamberger, Heinrich M. Schulte, Imke Thuneke, Insa Erdmann, Christoph M. Bamberger, and Sylvia L. Asa

Epression of the Apoptosis-Inducing FAS Ligand (FASL) in Human First and Third Trimester Placenta and Choriocarcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3173-3175. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Juan F. Navarro

Another Use of Androgens: Treatment of Anemia of End-Stage Renal Disease^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3176. [Full Text]  

James M. Gilchrist, Manju Kandula, and James V. Hennessey

The Effect of Acute Administration of ACTH and Levothyroxine on Serum Carnitine^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 3176a. [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997 82: 2825. [Full Text]  

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