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

Special Articles:

Jeffrey S. Flier

CLINICAL REVIEW 94:What’s in a Name? In Search of Leptin’s Physiologic Role
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1407-1413 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1407 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ego Seeman and M. D.

EDITORIAL:Growth in Bone Mass and Size—Are Racial and Gender Differences in Bone Mineral Density More Apparent than Real?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1414-1419 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1414 [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. L. Gabrilove and B.E. Simon

EDITORIAL:Where You Go Depends on Where You Are Early Investigations on the Use of Deoxycorticosterone in Addison’s Disease: A Historical Vignette
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1428-1430 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1428 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette Grüters, Torsten Schöneberg, Heike Biebermann, Heiko Krude, Hans Peter Krohn, Henning Dralle, and Thomas Gudermann

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Severe Congenital Hyperthyroidism Caused by a Germ-Line neo Mutation in the Extracellular Portion of the Thyrotropin Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1431-1436 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1431 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Caron, Marie-Hélène Chabannier, Jean-Pierre Cambus, Françoise Fortenfant, Philippe Otal, and Jean-Michel Suc

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Definitive Adrenal Insufficiency Due to Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage and Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1437-1439 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1437 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Vicente Gilsanz, David L. Skaggs, Arzu Kovanlikaya, James Sayre, M. Luiza Loro, Francine Kaufman, and Stanley G. Korenman

Differential Effect of Race on the Axial and Appendicular Skeletons of Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1420-1427 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1420 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James N. Roemmich, Pamela A. Clark, Vu Mai, Stuart S. Berr, Arthur Weltman, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Alan D. Rogol

Alterations in Growth and Body Composition During Puberty: III. Influence of Maturation, Gender, Body Composition, Fat Distribution, Aerobic Fitness, and Energy Expenditure on Nocturnal Growth Hormone Release
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1440-1447 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thongkum Sunthornthepvarakul, Supawadee Likitmaskul, Supunnee Ngowngarmratana, Kitti Angsusingha, Sureerat Kitvitayasak, Neal H. Scherberg, and Samuel Refetoff

Familial Dysalbuminemic Hypertriiodothyroninemia: A New, Dominantly Inherited Albumin Defect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1448-1454 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Sempoux, Y. Guiot, A. Lefevre, C. Nihoul-Fékété, F. Jaubert, J-M. Saudubray, and J. Rahier

Neonatal Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia: Heterogeneity of the Syndrome and Keys for Differential Diagnosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1455-1461 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1455 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Carel, Laurence Mathivon, Christine Gendrel, Jean-Pascal Ducret, and Jean-Louis Chaussain

Near Normalization of Final Height with Adapted Doses of Growth Hormone in Turner’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1462-1466 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1462 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Gicquel, Véronique Gaston, Sylvie Cabrol, and Yves Le Bouc

Assessment of Turner’s Syndrome by Molecular Analysis of the X Chromosome in Growth-Retarded Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1472-1476 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1472 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. L. Thompson, G. E. Butterfield, U. K. Gylfadottir, J. Yesavage, R. Marcus, R. L. Hintz, A. Pearman, and A. R. Hoffman

Effects of Human Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, and Diet and Exercise on Body Composition of Obese Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1477-1484 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1477 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack A. Yanovski, Lynnette K. Nieman, John L. Doppman, George P. Chrousos, Ronald L. Wilder, Philip W. Gold, and Konstantine T. Kalogeras

Plasma Levels of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Inferior Petrosal Sinuses of Healthy Volunteers, Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome, and Patients with Pseudo-Cushing States
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1485-1488 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1485 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dolors Manau, Juan Balasch, Vicente Arroyo, Wladimiro Jiménez, Francisco Fábregues, Roser Casamitjana, Montserrat Creus, and Juan A. Vanrell

Circulatory Dysfunction in Asymptomatic in Vitro Fertilization Patients. Relationship with Hyperestrogenemia and Activity of Endogenous Vasodilators
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1489-1493 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1489 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrien Lagrou, Danielle Xhrouet-Heinrichs, Claudine Heinrichs, Margarita Craen, Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Paul Malvaux, and Jean-Pierre Bourguignon

Age-Related Perception of Stature, Acceptance of Therapy, and Psychosocial Functioning in Human Growth Hormone-Treated Girls with Turner’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1494-1501 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The European Recombinant Human LH Study Group

Recombinant Human Luteinizing Hormone (LH) to Support Recombinant Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)-Induced Follicular Development in LH- and FSH-Deficient Anovulatory Women: A Dose-Finding Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1507-1514 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter S. Johnston, Harold E. Lebovitz, Robert F. Coniff, Donald C. Simonson, Philip Raskin, and Catherine L. Munera

Advantages of -Glucosidase Inhibition as Monotherapy in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1515-1522 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Charloux, Hélène Otzenberger, Claude Gronfier, Evelyne Lonsdorfer-Wolf, François Piquard, and Gabrielle Brandenberger

Oscillations in Sympatho-Vagal Balance Oppose Variations in -Wave Activity and the Associated Renin Release
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1523-1528 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond D. Starling, Michael J. Toth, Dwight E. Matthews, and Eric T. Poehlman

Energy Requirements and Physical Activity of Older Free-Living African-Americans: A Doubly Labeled Water Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1529-1534 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Buchs, Jean-Philippe Bonjour, and René Rizzoli

Renal Tubular Reabsorption of Phosphate Is Positively Related to the Extent of Bone Metastatic Load in Patients with Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1535-1541 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen Mulligan, Viva W. Tai, and Morris Schambelan

Effects of Chronic Growth Hormone Treatment on Energy Intake and Resting Energy Metabolism in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Wasting—A Clinical Research Center Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1542-1547 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin McCanlies, Leslie A. O’Leary, Thomas P. Foley, M. Kaye Kramer, James P. Burke, Astrid Libman, Jennifer S. Swan, Ann R. Steenkiste, Bridget J. McCarthy, Massimo Trucco, and Janice S. Dorman

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Differences among Individuals with and without Abnormal Thyroid Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1548-1551 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1548 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John R. Petrie, Andrew D. Morris, Kohsuke Minamisawa, Thomas E. Hilditch, Henry L. Elliott, Michael Small, and John MC Connell

Dietary Sodium Restriction Impairs Insulin Sensitivity in Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1552-1557 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1552 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jost Mayenknecht, Sven Diederich, Volker Bähr, Ursula Plöckinger, and Wolfgang Oelkers

Comparison of Low and High Dose Corticotropin Stimulation Tests in Patients with Pituitary Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1558-1562 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1558 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hidenobu Sakaguchi, Tokio Sanke, Shinya Ohagi, Taroh Iiri, and Kishio Nanjo

A Case of Albright’s Hereditary Osteodystrophy-Like Syndrome Complicated by Several Endocrinopathies: Normal Gs Gene and Chromosome 2q37
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1563-1565 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ragnar Bjarnason, Ruth Wickelgren, Majlis Hermansson, Folke Hammarqvist, Björn Carlsson, and Lena M. S. Carlsson

Growth Hormone Treatment Prevents the Decrease in Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Gene Expression in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1566-1572 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernst Späth-Schwalbe, Kirsten Hansen, Frauke Schmidt, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Lisa Marshall, Klaus Burger, Horst L. Fehm, and Jan Born

Acute Effects of Recombinant Human Interleukin-6 on Endocrine and Central Nervous Sleep Functions in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1573-1579 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giuseppe Barbesino, Yaron Tomer, Erlinda Concepcion, Terry F. Davies, and David A. Greenberg the International Consortium

Linkage Analysis of Candidate Genes in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: 1. Selected Immunoregulatory Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1580-1584 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Korebrits, M. M. Ramirez, L. Watson, E. Brinkman, A. D. Bocking, and J. R. G. Challis

Maternal Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Is Increased with Impending Preterm Birth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1585-1591 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian M. Bird, J. Ian Mason, and William E. Rainey

Protein Kinase A, Protein Kinase C, and Ca²⁺-Regulated Expression of 21-Hydroxylase Cytochrome P450 in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1592-1597 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Ham, J. Webster, J. A. Bond, B. Jasani, M. D. Lewis, P. J. Hepburn, J. S. Davies, B. M. Lewis, D. Wynford Thomas, and M. F. Scanlon

Immortalized Human Pituitary Cells Express Glycoprotein -Subunit and Thyrotropin ß (TSHß)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1598-1603 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Barlier, Ginette Gunz, Alfredo J. Zamora, Isabelle Morange-Ramos, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Henri Dufour, Alain Enjalbert, and Philippe Jaquet

Pronostic and Therapeutic Consequences of G_s Mutations in Somatotroph Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1604-1610 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. J. Trainer, R. J. Woods, M. Korbonits, V. Popovic, P. M. Stewart, P. J. Lowry, and A. B. Grossman

The Pathophysiology of Circulating Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone-Binding Protein Levels in the Human
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1611-1614 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1611 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Aimaretti, G. Corneli, P. Razzore, S. Bellone, C. Baffoni, E. Arvat, F. Camanni, and E. Ghigo

Comparison between Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia and Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone + Arginine as Provocative Tests for the Diagnosis of GH Deficiency in Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1615-1618 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Lania, Luca Persani, Emilia Ballaré, Simona Mantovani, Marco Losa, and Anna Spada

Constitutively Active Gs Is Associated with an Increased Phosphodiesterase Activity in Human Growth Hormone-Secreting Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1624-1628 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1624 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chen-Hsen Lee, Li-Sung Hsu, Chin-Wen Chi, Gen-Der Chen, An-Hong Yang, and Jeou-Yuan Chen

High Frequency of Rearrangement of the RET Protooncogene (RET/PTC) in Chinese Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1629-1632 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1629 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuo Hozumi, Mikihiko Kawano, Tsuyoshi Saito, and Michio Miyata

Effect of Tamoxifen on Serum Lipid Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1633-1635 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyong Soo Park, Theodore P. Ciaraldi, Leslie Abrams-Carter, Sunder Mudaliar, Svetlana E. Nikoulina, and Robert R. Henry

Troglitazone Regulation of Glucose Metabolism in Human Skeletal Muscle Cultures from Obese Type II Diabetic Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1636-1643 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Rahim, P. A. O’Neill, and S. M. Shalet

Growth Hormone Status during Long-Term Hexarelin Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1644-1649 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1644 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guadalupe Maya-Nuñez, Juan Carlos Zenteno, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, Susana Kofman-Alfaro, and Juan Pablo Mendez

A Recurrent Missense Mutation in the KAL Gene in Patients with X-Linked Kallmann’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1650-1653 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1650 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Powell, Susan K. Durham, Frances Liu, Bonita K. Baker, Phillip D. K. Lee, Sandra L. Watkins, Phil G. Campbell, Eileen D. Brewer, Raymond L. Hintz, and Ronald J. Hogg

The Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis and Growth in Children with Chronic Renal Failure: A Report of the Southwest Pediatric Nephrology Study Group
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1654-1661 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1654 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Per Ovesen, Nina Vahl, Sanne Fisker, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen

Increased Pulsatile, But Not Basal, Growth Hormone Secretion Rates and Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Levels during the Periovulatory Interval in Normal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1662-1667 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1662 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Christopher, Fen Lee Hew, Marion Oakley, Christian Rantzau, and Frank Alford

Defects of Insulin Action and Skeletal Muscle Glucose Metabolism in Growth Hormone-Deficient Adults Persist after 24 Months of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1668-1681 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1668 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. Peacey, Andrew A. Toogood, and Stephen M. Shalet

Hypothalamic Dysfunction in "Cured" Acromegaly Is Treatment Modality Dependent
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1682-1686 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. E. Cohen-Solal, F. Boitte, O. Bernard-Poenaru, M. A. Denne, A. M. Graulet, M. Brazier, and M. C. de Vernejoul

Increased Bone Resorbing Activity of Peripheral Monocyte Culture Supernatants in Elderly Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1687-1690 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian L. Watson, Jeremy N. Skepper, Eric Jauniaux, and Graham J. Burton

Susceptibility of Human Placental Syncytiotrophoblastic Mitochondria to Oxygen-Mediated Damage in Relation to Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1697-1705 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janneke G. Langendonk, Hanno Pijl, Arnoud C. Toornvliet, Jacobus Burggraaf, Marijke Frölich, Rik C. Schoemaker, Joost Doornbos, Adam F. Cohen, and A. Edo Meinders

Circadian Rhythm of Plasma Leptin Levels in Upper and Lower Body Obese Women: Influence of Body Fat Distribution and Weight Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1706-1712 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1706 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Boulle, Armelle Logié, Christine Gicquel, Laurence Perin, and Yves Le Bouc

Increased Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor II (IGF-II) and IGF-Binding Protein-2 Are Associated with Malignancy in Sporadic Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1713-1720 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong-Yuan Huang, Yan Wen, Juan C. Irwin, Jan S. Kruessel, Yung-Kuei Soong, and Mary Lake Polan

Cytokine-Mediated Regulation of 92-Kilodalton Type IV Collagenase, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), and TIMP-3 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1721-1729 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1721 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gillian M. Lockwood, S. Muttukrishna, N. P. Groome, D. R. Matthews, and W. L. Ledger

Mid-Follicular Phase Pulses of Inhibin B Are Absent in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Are Initiated by Successful Laparoscopic Ovarian Diathermy: A Possible Mechanism Regulating Emergence of the Dominant Follicle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1730-1735 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1730 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark D. Kilby, Richard H. Neary, Michael I. Mackness, and Paul N. Durrington

Fetal and Maternal Lipoprotein Metabolism in Human Pregnancy Complicated by Type I Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1736-1741 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurizio Guido, Virginia Pavone, Mario Ciampelli, Francesca Murgia, Anna Maria Fulghesu, Rosanna Apa, Alessandro Caruso, Salvatore Mancuso, and Antonio Lanzone

Involvement of Ovarian Steroids in the Opioid-Mediated Reduction of Insulin Secretion in Hyperinsulinemic Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1742-1745 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1742 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Spitzweg, W. Joba, W. Eisenmenger, and A. E. Heufelder

Analysis of Human Sodium Iodide Symporter Gene Expression in Extrathyroidal Tissues and Cloning of Its Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acids from Salivary Gland, Mammary Gland, and Gastric Mucosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1746-1751 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theo Diekman, Pierre N. M. Demacker, John J. P. Kastelein, Anton F. H. Stalenhoef, and Wilmar M. Wiersinga

Increased Oxidizability of Low-Density Lipoproteins in Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1752-1755 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brigitte M. Kudielka, Juliane Hellhammer, Dirk H. Hellhammer, Oliver T. Wolf, Karl-Martin Pirke, Enikö Varadi, Jürgen Pilz, and Clemens Kirschbaum

Sex Differences in Endocrine and Psychological Responses to Psychosocial Stress in Healthy Elderly Subjects and the Impact of a 2-Week Dehydroepiandrosterone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1756-1761 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beate M. Doeker, Roland W. Pfäffle, Joachim Pohlenz, and Werner Andler

Congenital Central Hypothyroidism due to a Homozygous Mutation in the Thyrotropin ß-Subunit Gene Follows an Autosomal Recessive Inheritance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1762-1765 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1762 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nallasivam Palanisamy, Yasuo Imanishi, Pulivarthi H. Rao, Hideki Tahara, R. S. K. Chaganti, and Andrew Arnold

Novel Chromosomal Abnormalities Identified by Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1766-1770 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Gagné, J. Parma, C. Deal, G. Vassart, and G. Van Vliet

Apparent Congenital Athyreosis Contrasting with Normal Plasma Thyroglobulin Levels and Associated with Inactivating Mutations in the Thyrotropin Receptor Gene: Are Athyreosis and Ectopic Thyroid Distinct Entities?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1771-1775 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1771 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Bird, X. Li, Z. M. Lei, J. Sanfilippo, M. A. Yussman, and Ch. V. Rao

Luteinizing Hormone and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Decrease Type 2 5-Reductase and Androgen Receptor Protein Levels in Women’s Skin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1776-1782 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1776 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aydin Arici, Emre Seli, Levent M. Senturk, Linda S. Gutierrez, Engin Oral, and Hugh S. Taylor

Interleukin-8 in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1783-1787 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1783 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Salmi, P. Heikkilä, S. Lintula, and E.-M. Rutanen

Cellular Localization of c-Jun Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein and Their Relation to the Proliferation Marker Ki-67 in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1788-1796 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1788 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veena R. Agarwal, Kazuto Takayama, Judson J. Van Wyk, Hironobu Sasano, Evan R. Simpson, and Serdar E. Bulun

Molecular Basis of Severe Gynecomastia Associated with Aromatase Expression in a Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1797-1800 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1797 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michal Daniely, Ayala Aviram, Eric F. Adams, Michael Buchfelder, Gad Barkai, Rodulf Fahlbusch, Boleslaw Goldman, and Eitan Friedman

Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1801-1805 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1801 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Naja Attia, William V. Tamborlane, Rubina Heptulla, David Maggs, Aida Grozman, Robert S. Sherwin, and Sonia Caprio

The Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Regulation in Adolescent Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1467-1471 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronenn Roubenoff, Laura C. Rall, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Joseph J. Kehayias, Clifford Rosen, Margery Nicolson, Nancy Lundgren, and Seymour Reichlin

The Relationship between Growth Hormone Kinetics and Sarcopenia in Postmenopausal Women: The Role of Fat Mass and Leptin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1502-1506 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurence Katznelson, Jonathan S. Bogan, Joshua R. Trob, David A. Schoenfeld, E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte, Dora W. Hsu, Nicholas T. Zervas, Brooke Swearingen, Maxine Sleeper, and Anne Klibanski

Biochemical Assessment of Cushing’s Disease in Patients with Corticotroph Macroadenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1619-1623 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emily Oken, Dennis L. Kasper, Ray E. Gleason, and Gail K. Adler

Tetanus Toxoid Stimulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Correlates Inversely with the Increase in Tetanus Toxoid Antibody Titers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1691-1696 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1691 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Ruth Andrew, David I. W. Phillips, and Brian R. Walker

Obesity and Gender Influence Cortisol Secretion and Metabolism in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1806 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1806 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan M. Smith-Kirwin, Darlise M. O’Connor, Jennifer Johnston, Elizabeth de Lancy, Sandra G. Hassink, and Vicky L. Funanage

Leptin Expression in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells and Breast Milk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1810 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1810 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. Smolenicka, E. Bach, A. Schaer, S. Liechti-Gallati, B.M. Frey, F.J. Frey, and P Ferrari

A New Polymorphic Restriction Site in the Human 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1814 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Minamikawa, Satsuki Tanaka, Mika Yamauchi, Diasuke Inoue, and Hiroyuki Koshiyama

Potent Inhibitory Effect of Troglitazone on Carotid Arterial Wall Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1818 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1818 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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DJ Torpy, SR Bornstein, G Cizza, and GP Chrousos

The Effects of Glucocorticoids on Leptin Levels in Humans May Be Restricted to Acute Pharmacologic Dosing^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1821-1822 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1821 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jerzy W. Kolaczynski

Dexamethasone, OB Gene, and Leptin in Humans: Effect of Exogenous Hyperinsulinemia—Author’s Response^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1822 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1822 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Vermeulen, M. D., and Ph. D.

Commentary to the Article—Low Levels of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Testosterone Are Associated with Smaller, Denser Low Density Lipoproteins in Normoglycemic Men^c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1822a doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1822-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. W. Beyer, R. Karmali, N. Demeester-Mirkine, E. Cogan, and M. J. Fuss

Muscle Dysfunction in Subclinical Hypothyroidism^d
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1822b-1823b doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1822-b [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriele Stiegler, Petra Stohlawetz, Stefan Brugger, Bernd Jilma, Heinrich Vierhapper, Paul Höcker, and Simon Panzer

Thrombopoiesis Is Increased in Hyperthyroidism^e
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 1823 doi:10.1210/jc.83.5.1823 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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