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Special Articles:

Maria I. New: From the Editor-In-Chief
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1767. [Full Text]

Michel Ferin: CLINICAL REVIEW 105: Stress and the Reproductive Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1768-1774. [Full Text]

Karen K. Miller and Anne Klibanski: CLINICAL REVIEW 106: Amenorrheic Bone Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1775-1783. [Full Text]

Michael Rosenbaum and Rudolph L. Leibel: CLINICAL REVIEW 107: Role of Gonadal Steroids in the Sexual Dimorphisms in Body Composition and Circulating Concentrations of Leptin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1784-1789. [Full Text]

Bruce S. McEwen: CLINICAL REVIEW 108: The Molecular and Neuroanatomical Basis for Estrogen Effects in the Central Nervous System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1790-1797. [Full Text]

Nanette F. Santoro: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Where Are We Going?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1798-1799. [Full Text]

Nananda F. Col, Mark H. Eckman, and John B. Wong: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Strategies for Individualizing Patient Decisions About Hormone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1799-1802. [Full Text]

Jane A. Cauley and Joseph Zmuda: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Hormonal Replacement—Effect on Bone Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1802-1803. [Full Text]

Sybil L. Crawford and Catherine B. Johannes: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1803-1806. [Full Text]

Jacques E. Rossouw: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Does Estrogen Have a Role in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1806-1810. [Full Text]

C. Noel Bairey Merz: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: The Efficacy of Hormonal Therapy for Reducing Coronary Artery Disease in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1810-1812. [Full Text]

Nobuyuki Amino, Hisato Tada, and Yoh Hidaka: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Screening for Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction in the General Population Is Beneficial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1813-1816. [Full Text]

Lawrence M. Crapo: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: The Time Is Not Ripe To Screen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1816-1819. [Full Text]

Alex Stagnaro-Green: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Postpartum Thyroiditis: The Case For Selective Screening
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1819-1821. [Full Text]

Robert L. Barbieri: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: An Overview
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1822-1823. [Full Text]

Leon Speroff: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Modern Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives Are Very Safe
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1823-1825. [Full Text]

Alexander M. Walker: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: Gestodene, Desogestrel, and Venous Thromboembolism: A Little Risk after a Long Look
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1825-1828. [Full Text]

Klim McPherson: THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY: The Risk Is Real
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1828-1829. [Full Text]

Brian W. Walsh: EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: The Individualized Approach to Menopause Management
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1900-1904. [Full Text]

Rebecca B. Perkins, Janet E. Hall, and Kathryn A. Martin: EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Neuroendocrine Abnormalities in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Spectrum, Stability, and Response to Neurotransmitter Modulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1905-1911. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stephanie B. Seminara, Janet E. Hall, Ann E. Taylor, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Kathryn A. Martin: PROFILE OF AN ENDOCRINE CLINIC: The Reproductive Endocrine Associates of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Fifteen Years of Integrated Clinical Practice and Investigation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1912-1918. [Full Text]

Commentary:

Alan J. Lerner: Women and Alzheimer’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1830-1834. [Full Text]

Jennifer R. Kaseta, Debra F. Skafar, Jeffrey L. Ram, Scott J. Jacober, and James R. Sowers: Cardiovascular Disease in the Diabetic Woman
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1835-1838. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Connie M. Weaver, Munro Peacock, and C. Conrad Johnston, Jr.: Adolescent Nutrition in the Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1839-1843. [Full Text]

H. F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg: What Causes Low Rates of Child-Bearing in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1844-1847. [Full Text]

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Cynthia Stuenkel: Hormones and Heart Disease in Women: Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study in Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1848-1853. [Full Text]

Thomas A. Buchanan and Siri L. Kjos: Gestational Diabetes: Risk or Myth?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1854-1857. [Full Text]

Ellen W. Seely: Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Potential Window into Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1858-1861. [Full Text]

Phyllis August and Suzanne Oparil: Hypertension in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1862-1866. [Full Text]

Paul D. Miller, Carol Zapalowski, Carolina A. M. Kulak, and John P. Bilezikian: Bone Densitometry: The Best Way to Detect Osteoporosis and to Monitor Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1867-1871. [Full Text]

Eric S. Orwoll and Heidi D. Nelson: Does Estrogen Adequately Protect Postmenopausal Women Against Osteoporosis: An Iconoclastic Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1872-1874. [Full Text]

Richard J. Santen and Gina R. Petroni: Relative Versus Attributable Risk of Breast Cancer from Estrogen Replacement Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1875-1881. [Full Text]

Thomas S. Frank and Mark H. Skolnick: Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Pandora or Prometheus?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1882-1885. [Full Text]

Susan Davis: Androgen Replacement in Women: A Commentary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1886-1891. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michelle P. Warren: Health Issues for Women Athletes: Exercise- Induced Amenorrhea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1892-1896. [Full Text]

Enrico Carmina and Rogerio A. Lobo: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Arguably the Most Common Endocrinopathy Is Associated with Significant Morbidity in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1897-1899. [Full Text]

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Colleen Hadigan, Karen Miller, Colleen Corcoran, Ellen Anderson, Nesli Basgoz, and Steven Grinspoon: Fasting Hyperinsulinemia and Changes in Regional Body Composition in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1932-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Graydon S. Meneilly, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Dariush Elahi: Disruption of the Pulsatile and Entropic Modes of Insulin Release during an Unvarying Glucose Stimulus in Elderly Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1938-1943. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Peter J. Snyder, Helen Peachey, Peter Hannoush, Jesse A. Berlin, Louise Loh, John H. Holmes, Abdallah Dlewati, Janet Staley, Jill Santanna, Shiv C. Kapoor, Maurice F. Attie, John G. Haddad, Jr., and Brian L. Strom: Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Bone Mineral Density in Men Over 65 Years of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1966-1972. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael Irwin, John Thompson, Claudine Miller, J. Christian Gillin, and Michael Ziegler: Effects of Sleep and Sleep Deprivation on Catecholamine And Interleukin-2 Levels in Humans: Clinical Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1979-1985. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Steven Grinspoon, Karen Miller, Caryn Coyle, Judy Krempin, Catharina Armstrong, Sarah Pitts, David Herzog, and Anne Klibanski: Severity of Osteopenia in Estrogen-Deficient Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2049-2055. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael O. Thorner, Christian J. Strasburger, Zida Wu, Martin Straume, Martin Bidlingmaier, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Kenneth Zib, John C. Scarlett, and William F. Bennett: Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor Blockade with a PEG-Modified GH (B2036-PEG) Lowers Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I but Does Not Acutely Stimulate Serum GH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2098-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Joel S. Finkelstein and David A. Schoenfeld: Effects of Gonadal Suppression on the Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Secretion in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2151-2156. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Corrine K. Welt, Judith M. Adams, Patrick M. Sluss, and Janet E. Hall: Inhibin A and Inhibin B Responses to Gonadotropin Withdrawal Depends on Stage of Follicle Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2163-2169. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Studies:

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Rosario Pivonello, Sandro Loche, Gianluca Aimaretti, Gaetana Cerbone, Antongiulio Faggiano, Ginevra Corneli, Ezio Ghigo, and Gaetano Lombardi: Bone Loss Is Correlated to the Severity of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adult Patients with Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1919-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jack A. Yanovski, Kirk D. Miller, Tomoshige Kino, Theodore C. Friedman, George P. Chrousos, Constantine Tsigos, and Judith Falloon: Endocrine and Metabolic Evaluation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Evidence of Protease Inhibitor-Associated Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1925-1931. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Anita Singh, John S. Petrides, Philip W. Gold, George P. Chrousos, and Patricia A. Deuster: Differential Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Reactivity to Psychological and Physical Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1944-1948. [Abstract] [Full Text]

D. Jaquet, J. Leger, M. D. Tabone, P. Czernichow, and C. Levy-Marchal: High Serum Leptin Concentrations during Catch-Up Growth of Children Born with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1949-1953. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Juliane Leger, Alexandro Velasquez, Catherine Garel, Max Hassan, and Paul Czernichow: Thickened Pituitary Stalk on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children with Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1954-1960. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yoshikazu Nishi, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kazue Takano, Kenji Fujieda, Yutaka Igarashi, Kunihiko Hanew, Takeki Hirano, Susumu Yokoya, Katsuhiko Tachibana, Tomohiro Saito, and Shaw Watanabe: Recent Status in the Occurrence of Leukemia in Growth Hormone-Treated Patients in Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1961-1965. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jean-Claude Carel, Marc Roger, Simona Ispas, Françoise Tondu, Najiba Lahlou, Joelle Blumberg, and Jean-Louis Chaussain: Final Height after Long-Term Treatment with Triptorelin Slow Release for Central Precocious Puberty: Importance of Statural Growth after Interruption of Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1973-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Annamaria Colao, Paolo Marzullo, Stefano Spiezia, Diego Ferone, Assunta Giaccio, Gaetana Cerbone, Rosario Pivonello, Carolina Di Somma, and Gaetano Lombardi: Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I on Prostate Diseases: An Ultrasonographic and Endocrine Study in Acromegaly, GH Deficiency, and Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1986-1991. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Franco Antoniazzi, Francesco Bertoldo, Silvana Lauriola, Stefania Sirpresi, Elisabetta Gasperi, Giorgio Zamboni, and Luciano Tatò: Prevention of Bone Demineralization by Calcium Supplementation in Precocious Puberty during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1992-1996. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Brandon J. Orr-Walker, Anne M. Horne, Margaret C. Evans, Andrew B. Grey, M. A. F. Murray, Alan R. McNeil, and Ian R. Reid: Hormone Replacement Therapy Causes a Respiratory Alkalosis in Normal Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1997-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Anna G. Johansson, Britt Edén Engström, Sverker Ljunghall, F. Anders Karlsson, and Pia Burman: Gender Differences in the Effects of Long Term Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment on Bone in Adults with GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2002-2007. [Abstract] [Full Text]

G.P. Bernini, M. Sgro’, A. Moretti, G.F. Argenio, C.O. Barlascini, R. Cristofani, and A. Salvetti: Endogenous Androgens and Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2008-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Agneta Hilding, Kerstin Hall, Inga-Lena Wivall-Helleryd, Maria Sääf, Anna-Lisa Melin, and Marja Thorén: Serum Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in 152 Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency, Aged 19–82 Years, in Relation to Those in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2013-2019. [Abstract] [Full Text]

E. Baracat, M. Haidar, F. J. López, J. Pickar, M. Dey, and A. Negro-Vilar: Estrogen Activity and Novel Tissue Selectivity of ${Delta}$ ^8,9-Dehydroestrone Sulfate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2020-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Svensson, J.-O. Jansson, M. Ottosson, G. Johannsson, M.-R. Taskinen, O. Wiklund, and B.-Å. Bengtsson: Treatment of Obese Subjects with the Oral Growth Hormone Secretagogue MK-677 Affects Serum Concentrations of Several Lipoproteins, But Not Lipoprotein(a)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2028-2033. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Izumi Fukuda, Mari Hotta, Naomi Hizuka, Kazue Takano, Yukiko Ishikawa, Kumiko Asakawa-Yasumoto, Emina Tagami, and Hiroshi Demura: Decreased Serum Levels of Acid-Labile Subunit in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2034-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Patricia Vuguin, Barbara Linder, Ron G. Rosenfeld, Paul Saenger, and Joan DiMartino-Nardi: The Roles of Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), and IGF-Binding Protein-1 and -3 in the Hyperandrogenism of African-American and Caribbean Hispanic Girls with Premature Adrenarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2037-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. Ferrari, D. Manen, J.-P. Bonjour, D. Slosman, and R. Rizzoli: Bone Mineral Mass and Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism in Young Men: Relationships with Vitamin D Receptor Allelic Polymorphisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2043-2048. [Abstract] [Full Text]

René K. Støving, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Allan Flyvbjerg, Jørgen Vinten, Jørgen Hangaard, Ole G. Koldkjær, Jytte Kristiansen, and Claus Hagen: Jointly Amplified Basal and Pulsatile Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion and Increased Process Irregularity in Women with Anorexia Nervosa: Indirect Evidence for Disruption of Feedback Regulation within the GH-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2056-2063. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bernadette Biondi, Serafino Fazio, Emiliano Antonio Palmieri, Carlo Carella, Nicola Panza, Antonio Cittadini, Filomena Bonè, Gaetano Lombardi, and Luigi Saccà: Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2064-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hillevi Larsson and Bo Ahrén: Relative Hyperproinsulinemia as a Sign of Islet Dysfunction in Women with Impaired Glucose Tolerance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2068-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Martina Weise, Veronica Abad, Robert V. Considine, Lynnette Nieman, and Kristina I. Rother: Leptin Secretion in Cushing’s Syndrome: Preservation of Diurnal Rhythm and Absent Response to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2075-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Mark A. English, Kate F. Kane, Neil Cruickshank, Michael J. S. Langman, Paul M. Stewart, and Martin Hewison: Loss of Estrogen Inactivation in Colonic Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2080-2085. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Nunzia Montuori, Frank Müller, Stefano De Riu, Gianfranco Fenzi, Mark E. Sobel, Guido Rossi, and Mario Vitale: Laminin Receptors in Differentiated Thyroid Tumors: Restricted Expression of the 67-Kilodalton Laminin Receptor in Follicular Carcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2086-2092. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Tuomo Rankinen, Louis Pérusse, Olivier Dériaz, Angelo Tremblay, Ingrid Borecki, D. C. Rao, and Claude Bouchard: Linkage and Association of the Sodium Potassium-Adenosine Triphosphatase ${alpha}$ 2 and ß1 Genes with Respiratory Quotient and Resting Metabolic Rate in the Québec Family Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2093-2097. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Tim C. Lee, Walter L. Miller, and Richard J. Auchus: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Dexamethasone Are Competitive Inhibitors of Different Human Steroidogenic Enzymes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2104-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ty W. Abel, Mary Lou Voytko, and Naomi E. Rance: The Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Gene Expression in a Primate Model of Menopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2111-2118. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yasuo Oda, Jane Sanders, Sara Roberts, Masayuki Maruyama, Angela Kiddie, Jadwiga Furmaniak, and Bernard Rees Smith: Analysis of Carbohydrate Residues on Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2119-2125. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Zsolt Orban, Alan T. Remaley, Maureen Sampson, Zlatko Trajanoski, and George P. Chrousos: The Differential Effect of Food Intake and ß-Adrenergic Stimulation on Adipose-Derived Hormones and Cytokines in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2126-2133. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Michiyo Yamamoto, Sachiko Ohmori, Takashi Kamijo, Masamichi Ogawa, and Hisao Seo: Inhibition of Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion by a Mutant GH-I Gene Product in Neuroendocrine Cells Containing Secretory Granules: An Implication for Isolated GH Deficiency Inherited in an Autosomal Dominant Manner
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2134-2139. [Abstract] [Full Text]

N. Shah, W. S. Evans, C. Y. Bowers, and J. D. Veldhuis: Tripartite Neuroendocrine Activation of the Human Growth Hormone (GH) Axis in Women by Continuous 24-Hour GH-Releasing Peptide Infusion: Pulsatile, Entropic, and Nyctohemeral Mechanisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2140-2150. [Abstract] [Full Text]

F. Lesueur, M. Stark, T. Tocco, H. Ayadi, M. J. Delisle, D. E. Goldgar, M. Schlumberger, G. Romeo, and F. Canzian: Genetic Heterogeneity in Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Exclusion of Linkage to RET, MNG1, and TCO in 56 Families
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2157-2162. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Wiebke Arlt, Joachim Haas, Frank Callies, Martin Reincke, Doris Hübler, Michael Oettel, Michael Ernst, Heinrich Maria Schulte, and Bruno Allolio: Biotransformation of Oral Dehydroepiandrosterone in Elderly Men: Significant Increase in Circulating Estrogens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2170-2176. [Abstract] [Full Text]

P. Graves, A. Pritsker, and T. F. Davies: Post-Translational Processing of the Natural Human Thyrotropin Receptor: Demonstration of More than Two Cleavage Sites
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2177-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hans Wahrenberg, Ingvar Ek, Signy Reynisdottir, Kjell Carlström, Agneta Bergqvist, and Peter Arner: Divergent Effects of Weight Reduction and Oral Anticonception Treatment on Adrenergic Lipolysis Regulation in Obese Women with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2182-2187. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Scott W. Kauma, Thomas F. Huff, Natalie Hayes, and Athip Nilkaeo: Placental Fas Ligand Expression Is a Mechanism for Maternal Immune Tolerance to the Fetus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2188-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eric Grazzini, Christophe Breton, Sylvain Derick, Miriam Andres, Danièle Raufaste, Frédérique Rickwaert, Gilles Boccara, Pascal Colson, Nathalie C. Guérineau, Claudine Serradeil-Le Gal, and Gilles Guillon: Vasopressin Receptors in Human Adrenal Medulla and Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2195-2203. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Dimitris K. Grammatopoulos and Edward W. Hillhouse: Basal and Interleukin-1ß-Stimulated Prostaglandin Production from Cultured Human Myometrial Cells: Differential Regulation by Corticotropin- Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2204-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Isabelle Pellegrini-Bouiller, Christine Manrique, Ginette Gunz, Michel Grino, Alfredo J. Zamora, Dominique Figarella-Branger, François Grisoli, Philippe Jaquet, and Alain Enjalbert: Expression of the Members of the Ptx Family of Transcription Factors in Human Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2212-2220. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Mari Koga, Yuji Hiromatsu, Atsuo Jimi, Shuji Toda, Norimasa Koike, and Kyohei Nonaka: Immunohistochemical Analysis of Bcl-2, Bax, and Bak Expression in Thyroid Glands from Patients with Subacute Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2221-2225. [Abstract] [Full Text]

O. Khorram, M. Garthwaite, and R. R. Magness: Endometrial and Myometrial Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2226-2232. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Marjolijn J. Ligtenberg, Marloes Siers, Axel P. N. Themmen, Ton G. Hanselaar, Wim Willemsen, and Han G. Brunner: COMMENTS: Analysis of Mutations in Genes of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Signaling Pathway in Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2233-2234. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Takako Saito, San-e Ishikawa, Takashi Ito, Hideo Oda, Fumiko Ando, Minori Higashiyama, Shoichiro Nagasaka, Masashi Hieda, and Toshikazu Saito: COMMENTS: Urinary Excretion of Aquaporin-2 Water Channel Differentiates Psychogenic Polydipsia from Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2235-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Timothy G. Dinan, Ena Lavelle, Lucinda V. Scott, John Newell-Price, Sami Medbak, and Ashley B. Grossman: COMMENTS: Desmopressin Normalizes the Blunted Adrenocorticotropin Response to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in Melancholic Depression: Evidence of Enhanced Vasopressinergic Responsivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2238-2240. [Abstract] [Full Text]

K. Almind, M. G. Ahlgren, T. Hansen, S. A. Urhammer, J. O. Clausen, and O. Pedersen: COMMENTS: Discovery of a Met³⁰⁰Val Variant in Shc and Studies of Its Relationship to Birth Weight and Length, Impaired Insulin Secretion, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2241-2244. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rapid Communications:

R. M. Popovici, J. C. Irwin, A. J. Giaccia, and L. C. Giudice: Hypoxia and cAMP Stimulate Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells: Potential Relevance to Menstruation and Endometrial Regeneration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2245. [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. R. Milligan, J. C. Kalita, A. Heyerick, H. Rong, L. De Cooman, and D. De Keukeleire: Identification of a Potent Phytoestrogen in Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) and Beer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2249. [Abstract] [Full Text]

P. Mock, R. Frydman, D. Bellet, D. A. Diawara, L. Lavaissiere, F. Troalen, and J. M. Bidart: Pro-EPIL Forms Are Present in Amniotic Fluid and Maternal Serum during Normal Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2253. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Letters to the Editor:

John F. Morgan, Jim Bolton, Philip M. Sedgwick, Sanjeev Patel, and J. Hubert Lacey: Changes in Plasma Concentrations of Leptin and Body Fat Composition during Weight Restoration in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2257. [Full Text]

F. Cetta, M. Gori, N. Raffaelli, C. Baldi, and G. Montalto: Comment on Clinical and Prognostic Relevance of Ret-PTC Activation in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2257a-2258. [Full Text]

F. Cetta, M. Gori, N. Raffaelli, C. Baldi, G. Montalto, Diana L Learoyd, and Bruce G Robinson: RET/PTC and RET Tyrosine Kinase Expression in Adult Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2258. [Full Text]

Beverley E. Pearson Murphy: Lack of Specificity of Urinary Free Cortisol Determinations: Why Does It Continue?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2258a-2259. [Full Text]

Robert C. Baxter: Comment—Do Glucocorticoids Mediate the Hypoglycemia-Induced Rise in Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2259-2261. [Full Text]

Lorraine Levitt Katz and Pinchas Cohen: The Hypoglycemia-Induced Rise in 1GFBP-1 Mediated by Glucocorticoids—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2261. [Full Text]

Robert H. Caplan: Comment on Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine: The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2261a-2262. [Full Text]

Daniel Glinoer: Comment on Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine—The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2262. [Full Text]

Leslie J. DeGroot: Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine: The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome—Author’s Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2262a-2263. [Full Text]

Istvan T. Nebel, Barbara Trültsch, and Ralf Paschke: TSH Receptor Mutation Database
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2263. [Full Text]

Riccardo Baschetti: Investigations of Hydrocortisone and Fludrocortisone in the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2263a-2264. [Full Text]