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

Special Articles:

C. Betterle, N. A. Greggio, and M. Volpato

CLINICAL REVIEW 93: Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1049-1055. [Full Text]  

Steven A. Abrams

EDITORIAL: Bone Turnover during Lactation—Can Calcium Supplementation Make a Difference?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1056-1058. [Full Text]  

Allen W. Root

EDITORIAL: Does Growth Hormone Have a Role in the Management of Children with Nongrowth Hormone Deficient Short Stature and Intrauterine Growth Retardation?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1067-1069. [Full Text]  

Susan M. Ott

EDITORIAL: Calcimimetics—New Drugs with the Potential To Control Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1080-1082. [Full Text]  

Alan D. Rogol

EDITORIAL: Leptin and Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1089-1090. [Full Text]  

Paul Lo Gerfo

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Outpatient Thyroid Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1097-1100. [Full Text]  

Orlo H. Clark and Philip Ituarte

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Ambulatory Thyroid Surgery—Unnecessary and Dangerous
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1100-1103. [Full Text]  

Arthur E. Schwartz

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: The Choice
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1103-1105. [Full Text]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Mark R. Palmert, Sally Radovick, and Paul A. Boepple

The Impact of Reversible Gonadal Sex Steroid Suppression on Serum Leptin Concentrations in Children with Central Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1091-1096. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arnold H. Slyper, Svetlana Zvereva, Gordon Schectman, Raymond G. Hoffmann, Joan Pleuss, and John A. Walker

Normal Postprandial Lipemia and Chylomicron Clearance in Offspring of Parents with Early Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1106-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David H. P. Streeten, Gunnar H. Anderson, Jr., Suzanne Brennan, and Carol Jones

Suppressibility of Plasma Adrenocorticotropin by Hydrocortisone: Potential Usefulness in the Diagnosis of Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1114-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. A. Spencer, M. Takeuchi, M. Kazarosyan, C. C. Wang, R. B. Guttler, P. A. Singer, S. Fatemi, J. S. LoPresti, and J. T. Nicoloff

Serum Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies: Prevalence, Influence on Serum Thyroglobulin Measurement, and Prognostic Significance in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Articles:

Ann Prentice, Landing M. A. Jarjou, Dorothy M. Stirling, Rochelle Buffenstein, and Susan Fairweather-Tait

Biochemical Markers of Calcium and Bone Metabolism during 18 Months of Lactation in Gambian Women Accustomed to a Low Calcium Intake and in Those Consuming a Calcium Supplement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1059-1066. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Régis Coutant, Jean-Claude Carel, Muriel Letrait, Claire Bouvattier, Pierre Chatelain, Joël Coste, and Jean-Louis Chaussain

Short Stature Associated with Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Final Height of Untreated and Growth Hormone-Treated Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1070-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John G. Buchlis, Lydia Irizarry, Brian C. Crotzer, Barbara J. Shine, Laura Allen, and Margaret H. MacGillivray

Comparison of Final Heights of Growth Hormone-Treated Vs. Untreated Children with Idiopathic Growth Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1075-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael T. Collins, Monica C. Skarulis, John P. Bilezikian, Shonni J. Silverberg, Allen M. Spiegel, and Stephen J. Marx

Treatment of Hypercalcemia Secondary to Parathyroid Carcinoma with a Novel Calcimimetic Agent
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1083-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian Roux, Pasquale Oriente, Roland Laan, Rodney Andrey Hughes, Jochen Ittner, Stefan Goemaere, Ombretta Di Munno, Jean Michel Pouillès, Stéphane Horlait, and Bernard Cortet

Randomized Trial of Effect of Cyclical Etidronate in the Prevention of Corticosteroid-Induced Bone Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1128-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David E. Sandberg, Margaret H. MacGillivray, Richard R. Clopper, Caroline Fung, Linda LeRoux, and Dana E. Alliger

Quality of Life among Formerly Treated Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone-Deficient Adults: A Comparison with Unaffected Siblings
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1134-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan Holte, Gianluca Gennarelli, Leif Wide, Hans Lithell, and Christian Berne

High Prevalence of Polycystic Ovaries and Associated Clinical, Endocrine, and Metabolic Features in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1143-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudia Bierwolf, Axel Burgemeister, Karen Lüthke, Jan Born, and Horst L. Fehm

Influence of Exogenous Atrial Natriuretic Peptide on the Pituitary-Adrenal Response to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Vasopressin in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1151-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Merja B. Marttunen, Päivi Hietanen, Aila Tiitinen, and Olavi Ylikorkala

Comparison of Effects of Tamoxifen and Toremifene on Bone Biochemistry and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1158-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Jack A. Yanovski, Gordon B. Cutler, Jr., George P. Chrousos, and Lynnette K. Nieman

A Single Midnight Serum Cortisol Measurement Distinguishes Cushing’s Syndrome from Pseudo-Cushing States
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1163-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine Pihoker, Gregory L. Kearns, Daniel French, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide-2: A Phase I Study in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1168-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wolfgang Weidemann, Birgit Peters, Gabriela Romalo, Klaus-Dieter Spindler, and Hans-Udo Schweikert

Response to Androgen Treatment in a Patient with Partial Androgen Insensitivity and a Mutation in the Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Binding Domain of the Androgen Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1173-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Erika Geimonen, Eileen Boylston, Anthony Royek, and Janet Andersen

Elevated Connexin-43 Expression in Term Human Myometrium Correlates with Elevated c-Jun Expression and Is Independent of Myometrial Estrogen Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1177-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naushira Pandya, Roberta DeMott-Friberg, Cyril Y. Bowers, Ariel L. Barkan, and Craig A. Jaffe

Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Peptide-6 Requires Endogenous Hypothalamic GH-Releasing Hormone for Maximal GH Stimulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1186-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gunnar Söderqvist, Matti Poutanen, Marie Wickman, Bo von Schoultz, Lambert Skoog, and Reijo Vihko

17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 in Normal Breast Tissue during the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraception
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1190-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Felice Petraglia, Pasquale Florio, Stefano Luisi, Rosita Gallo, Angiolo Gadducci, Paola Viganò, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Andrea R. Genazzani, and Wylie Vale

Expression and Secretion of Inhibin and Activin in Normal and Neoplastic Uterine Tissues. High Levels of Serum Activin A in Women with Endometrial and Cervical Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1194-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aydin Arici, Emre Seli, Hulusi B. Zeyneloglu, Levent M. Senturk, Engin Oral, and David L. Olive

Interleukin-8 Induces Proliferation of Endometrial Stromal Cells: a Potential Autocrine Growth Factor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1201-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christian Skjærbæk, Andreas Kaal, Jens Møller, Nina Vahl, Jørgen Weeke, Hans Ørskov, and Allan Flyvbjerg

No Effect of Growth Hormone on Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Proteolysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1206-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V. Quarmby, C. Quan, V. Ling, P. Compton, and E. Canova-Davis

How Much Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) Circulates? Impact of Standardization on IGF-I Assay Accuracy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1211-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. A. Ajjan, C. Findlay, R. A. Metcalfe, P. F. Watson, M. Crisp, M. Ludgate, and A. P. Weetman

The Modulation of the Human Sodium Iodide Symporter Activity by Graves’ Disease Sera
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1217-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. De Bellis, S. Di Martino, F. Fiordelisi, V. I. Muccitelli, A. A. Sinisi, G. F. Abbate, D. Gargano, A. Bellastella, and A. Bizzarro

Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sICAM-1) Concentrations in Graves’ Disease Patients Followed Up for Development of Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1222-1225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heidi M. Hausermann, Kathleen M. Donnelly, Stephen C. Bell, Harold G. Verhage, and Asgerally T. Fazleabas

Regulation of the Glycosylated ß-Lactoglobulin Homolog, Glycodelin [Placental Protein 14:(PP₁₄)] in the Baboon (Papio anubis) Uterus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1226-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yasmeeni Zambre, Zhidong Ling, Xue Hou, Andre Foriers, Bas Van Den Bogaert, Chris Van Schravendijk, and Daniel Pipeleers

Effect of Glucose on Production and Release of Proinsulin Conversion Products by Cultured Human Islets
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1234-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masahiro Tanikawa, Tasuku Harada, Masahiro Mitsunari, Yoshimasa Onohara, Tomio Iwabe, and Naoki Terakawa

Expression of c-kit Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Human Oocyte and Presence of Soluble c-kit in Follicular Fluid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1239-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Jaquet, J. Leger, C. Levy-Marchal, J. F. Oury, and P. Czernichow

Ontogeny of Leptin in Human Fetuses and Newborns: Effect of Intrauterine Growth Retardation on Serum Leptin Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1243-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gijsbert P. B. Kraan, Robin P. F. Dullaart, John J. Pratt, Bert G. Wolthers, Nick M. Drayer, and Rob de Bruin

The Daily Cortisol Production Reinvestigated in Healthy Men. The Serum and Urinary Cortisol Production Rates Are Not Significantly Different
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1247-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takahiro Mizutani, Ayako Sugihara, Karo Nakamuro, and Nobuyuki Terada

Suppression of Cell Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis in Uterine Leiomyoma by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (Leuprolide Acetate)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1253-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Debbie S. Willis, Helen D. Mason, Hazel Watson, and Stephen Franks

Developmentally Regulated Responses of Human Granulosa Cells to Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs):IGF-I and IGF-II Action Mediated Via the Type-I IGF Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1256-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Antonio Tataranni, Laurent Christin, Søren Snitker, Giuseppe Paolisso, and Eric Ravussin

Pima Indian Males Have Lower ß-Adrenergic Sensitivity Than Caucasian Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1260-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mercedes A. Gacad and John S. Adams

Proteins in the Heat Shock-70 Family Specifically Bind 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃ and 17ß-Estradiol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1264-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Russell Anthony Metcalfe, Richard Stephen McIntosh, Federica Marelli-Berg, Giovanna Lombardi, Robert Lechler, and Anthony Peter Weetman

Detection of CD40 on Human Thyroid Follicular Cells: Analysis of Expression and Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1268-1274. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Song Guang Ren, Judy Seliktar, Xian Li, Glenn D. Braunstein, and Shlomo Melmed

Measurement of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor in Biological Fluids by Radioimmunoassay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1275-1283. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yang Zhengwei, Nigel G. Wreford, Peter Royce, David M. de Kretser, and Robert I. McLachlan

Stereological Evaluation of Human Spermatogenesis after Suppression by Testosterone Treatment: Heterogeneous Pattern of Spermatogenic Impairment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1284-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Izaäk Schipper, Wim C. J. Hop, and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

The Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Threshold/Window Concept Examined by Different Interventions with Exogenous FSH during the Follicular Phase of the Normal Menstrual Cycle: Duration, Rather Than Magnitude, of FSH Increase Affects Follicle Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1292-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laurent Yon, Lyne Breault, Vincent Contesse, Grégory Bellancourt, Catherine Delarue, Alain Fournier, Jean-Guy Lehoux, Hubert Vaudry, and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Localization, Characterization, and Second Messenger Coupling of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Receptors in the Fetal Human Adrenal Gland during the Second Trimester of Gestation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1299-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-François Gautier, Agnès Mourier, Eric de Kerviler, Arnaud Tarentola, André Xavier Bigard, Jean-Marie Villette, Charles Yannick Guezennec, and Gérard Cathelineau

Evaluation of Abdominal Fat Distribution in Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Relationship to Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1306-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Indrani Sinha-Hikim, Stefan Arver, Gildon Beall, Ruoqing Shen, Mario Guerrero, Fred Sattler, Cecilia Shikuma, Jerald C. Nelson, Britt-Marie Landgren, Norman A. Mazer, and Shalender Bhasin

The Use of a Sensitive Equilibrium Dialysis Method for the Measurement of Free Testosterone Levels in Healthy, Cycling Women and in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1312-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mika V. J. Mustonen, Veli V. Isomaa, Tommi Vaskivuo, Juha Tapanainen, Matti H. Poutanen, Frej Stenbäck, Reijo K. Vihko, and Pirkko T. Vihko

Human 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression and Localization in Term Placenta and in Endometrium during the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1319-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marie L. Ricketts, Julie M. Verhaeg, Iwona Bujalska, Alexander J. Howie, William E. Rainey, and Paul M. Stewart

Immunohistochemical Localization of Type 1 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in Human Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1325-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stuart D. Thompson, Jayne A. Franklyn, John C. Watkinson, Julie M. Verhaeg, Michael C. Sheppard, and Margaret C. Eggo

Fibroblast Growth Factors 1 and 2 and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Are Elevated in Thyroid Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1336-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan L. Shifren, Sam Mesiano, Robert N. Taylor, Napoleone Ferrara, and Robert B. Jaffe

Corticotropin Regulates Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Human Fetal Adrenal Cortical Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1342-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constantine A. Stratakis, Alessandra Vottero, Angela Brodie, Lawrence S. Kirschner, David DeAtkine, Qing Lu, Wei Yue, Constantine S. Mitsiades, Armando W. Flor, and George P. Chrousos

The Aromatase Excess Syndrome Is Associated with Feminization of Both Sexes and Autosomal Dominant Transmission of Aberrant P450 Aromatase Gene Transcription
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1348-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jane E. Mijovic, Tamas Zakar, Travis K. Nairn, and David M. Olson

Prostaglandin Endoperoxide H Synthase (PGHS) Activity and PGHS-1 and -2 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Abundance in Human Chorion Throughout Gestation and With Preterm Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1358-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrich Renner, Thomas Arzberger, Uberto Pagotto, Susanne Leimgruber, Eberhard Uhl, Adolf Müller, Manfred Lange, Adolf Weindl, and Günter K. Stalla

Heterogenous Dopamine D2 Receptor Subtype Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1368-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Karteris, D. Grammatopoulos, Y. Dai, K. B. Olah, T. B. Ghobara, A. Easton, and E. W. Hillhouse

COMMENTS: The Human Placenta and Fetal Membranes Express the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor 1 (CRH-1) and the CRH-C Variant Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1376-1379. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco Boscaro, Agostino Paoletta, Elena Scarpa, Luisa Barzon, Paolo Fusaro, Francesco Fallo, and Nicoletta Sonino

COMMENTS: Age-Related Changes in Glucocorticoid Fast Feedback Inhibition of Adrenocorticotropin in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1380-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Communications:

J. Guibourdenche, E. Alsat, F. Soncin, C. Rochette-Egly, and D. Evain-Brion

Retinoid Receptors Expression in Human Term Placenta: Involvement of RXR in Retinoid Induced-hCG Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1384-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toni R. Prezant, Jonathan Levine, and Shlomo Melmed

Molecular Characterization of the Men1 Tumor Suppressor Gene in Sporadic Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1388-1391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Vorwerk, Yoshitaka Yamanaka, Anna Spagnoli, Youngman Oh, and Ron G. Rosenfeld

Insulin and IGF Binding by IGFBP-3 Fragments Derived From Proteolysis, Baculovirus Expression and Normal Human Urine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1392-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alessandro Sartorio, Simona Ferrero, and Enrico Molinari

Different Effects of GH Treatment on Cognitive Function in Girls with Turner’s Syndrome and in Adults with GH Deficiency^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1396. [Full Text]  

Benoit Dugué, Esa Leppänen, and Ralph Gräsbeck

Psychological Stress and Skydiving^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1396a-1397. [Full Text]  

Manfred Schedlowski and Thomas O. F. Wagner

Psychological Stress and Sky Diving—Authors’ Response^c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1397. [Full Text]  

Robert T. Chatterton

Psychological Stress and Skydiving—Author’s Response^d
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1397a-1398. [Full Text]  

F. Anders Karlsson, Torsten Tuvemo, and Göran Akerström

Childhood Graves’ Disease—Remission Rate and Risk Factors^e
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1398. [Full Text]  

Nicole Glaser and Dennis Styne

Childhood Graves’ Disease—Remission Rate and Risk Factors—Authors’ Response^f
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1398a-1399. [Full Text]  

Walter L. Miller

Why Nobody Has P450scc (20,22 Desmoslase) Deficiency^g
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1399-1400. [Full Text]  

Naoki Sakane, Toshihide Yoshida, Takaaki Mizutani, and Yuuji Nakagaw

Serum Leptin Levels in a Patient with Pheochromocytoma^h
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1400. [Full Text]  

David A. Somerset, Mark D. Kilby, Alastair J. Strain, and Simon Afford

Differential Expression of HGF and Met in Human Placentaⁱ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1400a-1401. [Full Text]  

Scott Kauma, Natalie Hayes, and Shannon Weatherford

Differential Expression of HGF and Met in Human Placenta—Authors’ Response^j
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1401. [Full Text]  

Nihal Thomas

Low BMD in Calcium Stone Formers with Hypercalciuria^k
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1401a-1402. [Full Text]  

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