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

Special Articles:

Stephen J. Marx

CLINICAL REVIEW 109: Contrasting Paradigms for Hereditary Hyperfunction of Endocrine Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3001-3009 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3001 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian A. Koch, Constantine Tsigos, Nicholas J. Patronas, and Dimitris A. Papanicolaou

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Cushing’s Disease Presenting with Avascular Necrosis of the Hip: An Orthopedic Emergency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3010-3012 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Peter Alexandersen, Bente Juel Riis, and Claus Christiansen

Monofluorophosphate Combined with Hormone Replacement Therapy Induces a Synergistic Effect on Bone Mass by Dissociating Bone Formation and Resorption in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3013-3020 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annett Wiedenhöft, Cornelia Müller, Rolf Stenger, Werner F. Blum, and Christoph Fusch

Lack of Sex Difference in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leptin Levels and Contribution of CSF/Plasma Ratios to Variations in Body Mass Index in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3021-3024 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kim Thorsen, Peter Nordström, Ronny Lorentzon, and Gösta H. Dahlén

The Relation between Bone Mineral Density, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Lipoprotein (a), Body Composition, and Muscle Strength in Adolescent Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3025-3029 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. J. H. M. Thierry van Dessel, Philip D. K. Lee, Gerry Faessen, Bart C. J. M. Fauser, and Linda C. Giudice

Elevated Serum Levels of Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3030-3035 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John L. Stock, Rosalind S. Brown, Jeffrey Baron, James A. Coderre, Edna Mancilla, Francesco De Luca, Kausik Ray, and Maria Veronica Mericq

Autosomal Dominant Hypoparathyroidism Associated with Short Stature and Premature Osteoarthritis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3036-3040 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernd Fruehwald-Schultes, Werner Kern, Wolfgang Bong, Peter Wellhoener, Wolfgang Kerner, Jan Born, Horst L. Fehm, and Achim Peters

Supraphysiological Hyperinsulinemia Acutely Increases Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Secretory Activity in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3041-3046 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. De Bellis, A. Colao, F. Di Salle, V. I. Muccitelli, S. Iorio, S. Perrino, R. Pivonello, C. Coronella, A. Bizzarro, G. Lombardi, and A. Bellastella

A Longitudinal Study of Vasopressin Cell Antibodies, Posterior Pituitary Function, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluations in Subclinical Autoimmune Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3047-3051 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Schipani, C. Langman, J. Hunzelman, M. Le Merrer, K. Y. Loke, M. J. Dillon, C. Silve, and H. Jüppner

A Novel Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor Mutation in Jansen’s Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3052-3057 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Dennison, P. Hindmarsh, C. Fall, S. Kellingray, D. Barker, D. Phillips, and C. Cooper

Profiles of Endogenous Circulating Cortisol and Bone Mineral Density in Healthy Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3058-3063 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theo Sas, Wouter de Waal, Paul Mulder, Mieke Houdijk, Maarten Jansen, Maarten Reeser, and Anita Hokken-Koelega

Growth Hormone Treatment in Children with Short Stature Born Small for Gestational Age: 5-Year Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Response Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3064-3070 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Heiberg Brix, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Major Role of Genes in the Etiology of Simple Goiter in Females: A Population-Based Twin Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3071-3075 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Lindsay, Felicia Cosman, Rogerio A. Lobo, Brian W. Walsh, Steven T. Harris, Jane E. Reagan, Charles L. Liss, Mary E. Melton, and Christine A. Byrnes

Addition of Alendronate to Ongoing Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3076-3081 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurence Plat, Rachel Leproult, Mireille L’Hermite-Baleriaux, Frandoise Fery, Jean Mockel, Kenneth S. Polonsky, and Eve Van Cauter

Metabolic Effects of Short-Term Elevations of Plasma Cortisol Are More Pronounced in the Evening Than in the Morning
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3082-3092 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. M. Kong, J. Alaghband-Zadeh, J. Jones, G. Carter, and D. O’Shea

The Midnight to Morning Urinary Cortisol Increment Is an Accurate, Noninvasive Method for Assessment of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3093-3098 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. D. Safer, M. G. O’Connor, S. D. Colan, S. Srinivasan, S. R. Tollin, and F. E. Wondisford

The Thyroid Hormone Receptor-ß Gene Mutation R383H Is Associated with Isolated Central Resistance to Thyroid Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3099-3109 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carol-Beth Book and Andrea Dunaif

Selective Insulin Resistance in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3110-3116 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorraine E. Levitt Katz, Robert J. Ferry, Jr., Charles A. Stanley, Paulo F. Collett-Solberg, Lester Baker, and Pinchas Cohen

Suppression of Insulin Oversecretion by Subcutaneous Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism Due to Defective ß-Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3117-3124 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan Q. Purnell and Mary H. Samuels

Levels of Leptin during Hydrocortisone Infusions that Mimic Normal and Reversed Diurnal Cortisol Levels in Subjects with Adrenal Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3125-3128 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara I. Cerame, Ron S. Newfield, Leigh Pascoe, Kathleen M. Curnow, Saroj Nimkarn, Thomas F. Roe, Maria I. New, and Robert C. Wilson

Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of 11ß-Hydroxylase Deficiency Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Resulting in Normal Female Genitalia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3129-3134 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tarja L. Bützow, Jarna M. Moilanen, Mikko Lehtovirta, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Outi Hovatta, Rita Siegberg, Carl-Gustaf Nilsson, and Dan Apter

Serum and Follicular Fluid Leptin during in Vitro Fertilization: Relationship among Leptin Increase, Body Fat Mass, and Reduced Ovarian Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3135-3139 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lena Landstedt-Hallin, Ulf Adamson, and Per-Eric Lins

Oral Glibenclamide Suppresses Glucagon Secretion during Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3140-3145 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angélique E. A. M. Weel, André G. Uitterlinden, Iris C. D. Westendorp, Huibert Burger, Stephanie C. E. Schuit, Albert Hofman, Theo J. M. Helmerhorst, Johannes P. T. M. van Leeuwen, and Huibert A. P. Pols

Estrogen Receptor Polymorphism Predicts the Onset of Natural and Surgical Menopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3146-3150 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Schiavon, P. Maffei, C. Martini, E. De Carlo, C. Fais, S. Todesco, and N. Sicolo

Morphologic Study of Microcirculation in Acromegaly by Capillaroscopy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3151-3155 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Kanaley, M. M. Weatherup-Dentes, E. B. Jaynes, and M. L. Hartman

Obesity Attenuates the Growth Hormone Response to Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3156-3161 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3156 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Van den Bruel, J. Fevery, J. Van Dorpe, L. Hofland, and R. Bouillon

Hormonal and Volumetric Long Term Control of a Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Producing Carcinoid Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3162-3169 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3162 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milos Zarkovic, Jasmina Ciric, Milos Stojanovic, Zorana Penezic, Bozo Trbojevic, Milka Drezgic, and Milica Nesovic

Optimizing the Diagnostic Criteria for Standard (250-µg) and low Dose (1-µg) Adrenocorticotropin Tests in the Assessment of Adrenal Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3170-3173 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pekka Arikoski, Jorma Komulainen, Pekka Riikonen, Raimo Voutilainen, Mikael Knip, and Heikki Kröger

Alterations in Bone Turnover and Impaired Development of Bone Mineral Density in Newly Diagnosed Children with Cancer: A 1-Year Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3174-3181 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3174 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qiao-Yi Chen, Wei Huang, Jin-Xiong She, Felicia Baxter, Robert Volpe, and Noel K. Maclaren

HLA-DRB108, DRB103/DRB30101, and DRB30202 Are Susceptibility Genes for Graves’ Disease in North American Caucasians, Whereas DRB107 Is Protective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3182-3186 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James E. Hixson, Laura Almasy, Shelley Cole, Shifra Birnbaum, Braxton D. Mitchell, Michael C. Mahaney, Michael P. Stern, Jean W. MacCluer, John Blangero, and Anthony G. Comuzzie

Normal Variation in Leptin Levels Is Associated with Polymorphisms in the Proopiomelanocortin Gene, POMC
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3187-3191 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José-Manuel Fernández-Real, Mar Grasa, Roser Casamitjana, Michel Pugeat, Christine Barret, and Wifredo Ricart

Plasma Total and Glycosylated Corticosteroid-Binding Globulin Levels Are Associated with Insulin Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3192-3196 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3192 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martine Auclair, Corinne Vigouroux, Christèle Desbois-Mouthon, Joëlle Deibener, Pierre Kaminski, Olivier Lascols, Gisèle Cherqui, Jacqueline Capeau, and Martine Caron

Antiinsulin Receptor Autoantibodies Induce Insulin Receptors to Constitutively Associate with Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 and -2 and Cause Severe Cell Resistance to Both Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3197-3206 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3197 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva-Maria Duerr, Oliver Gimm, Donna S. Neuberg, Jennifer B. Kum, Steven C. Clifford, Sergio P. A. Toledo, Eamonn R. Maher, Patricia L. M. Dahia, and Charis Eng

Differences in Allelic Distribution of Two Polymorphisms in the VHL-Associated Gene CUL2 in Pheochromocytoma Patients without Somatic CUL2 Mutations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3207-3211 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. C. B. Tan, V. H. G. Ai, W. S. Chow, M. T. Chau, L. Leong, and K. S. L. Lam

Influence of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Subfraction Profile and LDL Oxidation on Endothelium-Dependent and Independent Vasodilation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3212-3216 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edyta C. Pirog and Delwood C. Collins

Metabolism of Dihydrotestosterone in Human Liver: Importance of 3- and 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3217-3221 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David L. Crandall, Elaine M. Quinet, Gwen A. Morgan, Dennis E. Busler, Barbara McHendry-Rinde, and John G. Kral

Original Studies:Synthesis and Secretion of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 by Human Preadipocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3222-3227 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladimir Lazar, Jean-Michel Bidart, Bernard Caillou, Cedric Mahé, Ludovic Lacroix, Sebastiano Filetti, and Martin Schlumberger

Expression of the Na⁺/I^- Symporter Gene in Human Thyroid Tumors: A Comparison Study with Other Thyroid-Specific Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3228-3234 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loss of Heterozygosity of the Long Arm of Chromosome 7 in Follicular and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, but Not in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3235-3240 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Matsuno, Hideki Katakami, Naoko Sanno, Yoshio Ogino, R. Yoshiyuki Osamura, Shigeru Matsukura, Naokata Shimizu, and Tadashi Nagashima

Pituitary Somatotroph Adenoma Producing Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) with an Elevated Plasma GHRH Concentration: A Model Case for Autocrine and Paracrine Regulation of GH Secretion by GHRH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3241-3247 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinji Kosugi, Shelly Bhayana, and Heather J. Dean

A Novel Mutation in the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Gene in the Largest Family with Iodide Transport Defect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3248-3253 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3248 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dawen Yu, Shuhua Yu, Volker Schuster, Klaus Kruse, Carol L. Clericuzio, and Lee S. Weinstein

Identification of Two Novel Deletion Mutations within the G_s Gene (GNAS1) in Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3254-3259 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastiano Bruno Solerte, Marisa Fioravanti, Giulio Vignati, Andrea Giustina, Luca Cravello, and Ettore Ferrari

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Enhances Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity in Humans Via Locally Generated Immunoreactive Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3260-3267 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Jaquet, L. Ouafik, A. Saveanu, G. Gunz, F. Fina, H. Dufour, M. D. Culler, J. P. Moreau, and A. Enjalbert

Quantitative and Functional Expression of Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes in Human Prolactinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3268-3276 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard I. G. Holt, Jennifer S. Jones, Alastair J. Baker, Charles R. Buchanan, and John P. Miell

The Effect of Short Stature, Portal Hypertension, and Cholestasis on Growth Hormone Resistance in Children with Liver Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3277-3282 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo Di Cerbo, Rosa Di Paola, Claudia Menzaghi, Vito De Filippis, Kazuo Tahara, Daniela Corda, and Leonard D. Kohn

Graves’ Immunoglobulins Activate Phospholipase A₂ by Recognizing Specific Epitopes on Thyrotropin Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3283-3292 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiro Hosoi, Masami Murakami, Haruo Mizuma, Takayuki Ogiwara, Makoto Imamura, and Masatomo Mori

Expression and Regulation of Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Cultured Human Skeletal Muscle Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3293-3300 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George M. Bright, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Ali Iranmanesh, Gerhard Baumann, Hiralal Maheshwari, and John Lima

Appraisal of Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion: Evaluation of a Composite Pharmacokinetic Model That Discriminates Multiple Components of GH Input
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3301-3308 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Carulli, S. Ferrari, M. Bertolini, E. Tagliafico, and G. Del Rio

Regulation of ob Gene Expression: Evidence for Epinephrine-Induced Suppression in Human Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3309-3312 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor H. H. Goh

Breast Tissues in Transsexual Women–A Nonprostatic Source of Androgen Up-Regulated Production of Prostate-Specific Antigen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3313-3315 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martijn J. J. Finken, Robert C. Andrews, Ruth Andrew, and Brian R. Walker

Cortisol Metabolism in Healthy Young Adults: Sexual Dimorphism in Activities of A-Ring Reductases, but not 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3316-3321 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Korem, M. B. Resnick, and Z. Kraiem

Similar and Divergent Patterns in the Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and Tissue Inhibitor of MMP-1 Gene Expression in Benign and Malignant Human Thyroid Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3322-3327 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ephraim M. Gabriel, Elizabeth R. Bergert, Clive S. Grant, Jonathan A. van Heerden, Geoffrey B. Thompson, and John C. Morris

Germline Polymorphism of Codon 727 of Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Is Associated with Toxic Multinodular Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3328-3335 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo J. Hofland, Wouter W. de Herder, Marlijn Waaijers, Joke Zuijderwijk, Piet Uitterlinden, Peter M. van Koetsveld, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

IN VITRO:Interferon--2a Is a Potent Inhibitor of Hormone Secretion by Cultured Human Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3336-3343 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonna Frasor, Christina A. Gaspar, Kathleen M. Donnelly, Geula Gibori, and Asgerally T. Fazleabas

Expression of Prolactin and Its Receptor in the Baboon Uterus during the Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3344-3350 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Calvo, J. R. Bilbao, A. Rodríguez, M. D. Rodríguez-Arnao, and L. Castaño

Molecular Analysis in Familial Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus: Early Diagnosis of an Asymptomatic Carrier
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3351-3354 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3351 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard E. Leach, Reda Khalifa, Nilsa D. Ramirez, Sanjoy K. Das, Jue Wang, Sudhansu K. Dey, Roberto Romero, and D. Randall Armant

Multiple Roles for Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor Are Suggested by Its Cell-Specific Expression during the Human Endometrial Cycle and Early Placentation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3355-3363 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X.-L. Zhou, Z. M. Lei, and Ch. V. Rao

Treatment of Human Endometrial Gland Epithelial Cells with Chorionic Gonadotropin/Luteinizing Hormone Increases the Expression of the Cyclooxygenase-2 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3364-3377 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3364 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Leal-Cerro, J. Povedano, R. Astorga, M. Gonzalez, H. Silva, F. Garcia-Pesquera, F. F. Casanueva, and C. Dieguez

COMMENTS:The Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone - GH - Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Axis in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3378-3381 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Samantha Mapes, C. Jo Corbin, Alice Tarantal, and Alan Conley

The Primate Adrenal Zona Reticularis is Defined by Expression of Cytochrome b5, 17-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase Cytochrome P450 (P450c17) and NADPH-Cytochrome P450 Reductase (reductase) but not 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/5-4 Isomerase (3ß-HSD)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3382-3385 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3382 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmad Aljada, Husam Ghanim, Ezzat Assian, Priya Mohanty, Wael Hamouda, Rajesh Garg, and Paresh Dandona

Increased IB Expression and Diminished Nuclear NF-B in Human Mononuclear Cells following Hydrocortisone Injection
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3386-3389 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abhimanyu Garg, Ross Wilson, Robert Barnes, Elif Arioglu, Zohra Zaidi, Figen Gurakan, Nurten Kocak, Stephen O’Rahilly, Simeon I. Taylor, Shailendra B. Patel, and Anne M. Bowcock

A Gene for Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Maps to Human Chromosome 9q34
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3390-3394 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank A. J. L. Scheer and Ruud M. Buijs

Light Affects Morning Salivary Cortisol in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3395-3398 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Martin Reincke, Bruno Allolio, Wiebke Arlt, and Carsten Körber

Comment on Primary Localization of an Ectopic ACTH-Producing Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor by Indium¹¹¹ Pentetreotide Scintigraphy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3399-3406 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3399 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albertus Beishuizen and István Vermes

Relative Eosinophilia (Thorn Test) as a Bioassay to Judge the Clinical Relevance of Cortisol Values during Severe Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3400-3401 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3400 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel S. Finkelstein, Anne Klibanski, and Robert M. Neer

Comment on Normal Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover in Young Men with Histories of Constitutional Delay of Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3400a-3402a doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3400-a [Full Text]  

Virginie Lefournier, Blandine Gatta, Monique Martinie, Ashok Vasdev, Antoine Tabarin, Pierre Bessou, Jérôme Berge, Ivan Bachelot, and Olivier Chabre

One Transient Neurological Complication (Sixth Nerve Palsy) in 166 Consecutive Inferior Petrosal Sinus Samplings for the Etiological Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3401-3402 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3401 [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. J. Torpy, C. C. Chen, N. Mullen, J. L. Doppman, J. A. Carrasquillo, G. P. Chrousos, and L. K. Nieman

Primary Localization of an Ectopic ACTH-Producing Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor by Indium ¹¹¹Pentetreotide Scintigraphy—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3402-3403 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3402 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvano Bertelloni, Giampiero I. Baroncelli, and Giuseppe Saggese

Normal Volumetric Bone Mineral Density in Young Men with Histories of Constitutional Delay of Puberty—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3403-3404 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3403 [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Catargi, E. Felicie-Dellan, and A. Tabarin

Comment on Gonadotroph Adenoma Causing Ovarian Hyperstimulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 3404 doi:10.1210/jc.84.9.3404 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Koshiyama, Donald F. Sellitti, Sonia Q. Doi, Takashi Akamizu, and Kazuwa Nakao

Comment on Thyrotropin Receptor Gene and Mitral Valve Prolapse
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