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

Special Articles:

Gerson Weiss

CLINICAL REVIEW 118: Endocrinology of Parturition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4421-4425. [Full Text]  

Jerry Radziuk

CLINICAL REVIEW 119: Insulin Sensitivity and Its Measurement: Structural Commonalities among the Methods
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4426-4433. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mikhail Gylling, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Petra Björses, Sirkka Kontiainen, Jukka Partanen, Michael R. Christie, Mikael Knip, Jaakko Perheentupa, and Aaro Miettinen

ß-Cell Autoantibodies, Human Leukocyte Antigen II Alleles, and Type 1 Diabetes in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4434-4440. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Charles Sklar

EDITORIAL: Paying the Price for Cure—Treating Cancer Survivors with Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4441-4443. [Full Text]  

A. J. Swerdlow, R. E. Reddingius, C. D. Higgins, H. A. Spoudeas, K. Phipps, Z. Qiao, W. D. J. Ryder, M. Brada, R. D. Hayward, C. G. D. Brook, P. C. Hindmarsh, and S. M. Shalet

Growth Hormone Treatment of Children with Brain Tumors and Risk of Tumor Recurrence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4444-4449. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Daniel E. Hale, Jannine D. Cody, Jacques Baillargeon, Rebecca Schaub, Mark M. Danney, and Robin J. Leach

The Spectrum of Growth Abnormalities in Children with 18q Deletions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4450-4454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margrit Urbanek, Xinqi Wu, Kathryn R. Vickery, Lee-Chuan Kao, Lane K. Christenson, Alan Schneyer, Richard S. Legro, Deborah A. Driscoll, Jerome F. Strauss, III, Andrea Dunaif, and Richard S. Spielman

Allelic Variants of the Follistatin Gene in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4455-4461. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. M. Prestwood, A. M. Kenny, C. Unson, and M. Kulldorff

The Effect of Low Dose Micronized 17ß-Estradiol on Bone Turnover, Sex Hormone Levels, and Side Effects in Older Women: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4462-4469. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. E. Wastney, B. R. Martin, M. Peacock, D. Smith, X.-Y. Jiang, L. A. Jackman, and C. M. Weaver

Changes in Calcium Kinetics in Adolescent Girls Induced by High Calcium Intake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4470-4475. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Barbara A. Gower and Lara Nyman

Associations among Oral Estrogen Use, Free Testosterone Concentration, and Lean Body Mass among Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4476-4480. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elena Volpi, Bettina Mittendorfer, Blake B. Rasmussen, and Robert R. Wolfe

The Response of Muscle Protein Anabolism to Combined Hyperaminoacidemia and Glucose-Induced Hyperinsulinemia Is Impaired in the Elderly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4481-4490. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soon H. Song, Susan S. McIntyre, Hasnain Shah, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Peter C. Hayes, and Peter C. Butler

Direct Measurement of Pulsatile Insulin Secretion from the Portal Vein in Human Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4491-4499. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ronald S. Swerdloff, Christina Wang, Glenn Cunningham, Adrian Dobs, Ali Iranmanesh, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Peter J. Snyder, Thomas Weber, James Longstreth, and Nancy Berman

Long-Term Pharmacokinetics of Transdermal Testosterone Gel in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4500-4510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David C. Jimerson, Christos Mantzoros, Barbara E. Wolfe, and Eran D. Metzger

Decreased Serum Leptin in Bulimia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4511-4514. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary Courtney Moore, Alan D. Cherrington, Stephnie L. Mann, and Stephen N. Davis

Acute Fructose Administration Decreases the Glycemic Response to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Normal Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4515-4519. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nancy A. Klein, David E. Battaglia, Teresa K. Woodruff, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Linda C. Giudice, William J. Bremner, and Michael R. Soules

Ovarian Follicular Concentrations of Activin, Follistatin, Inhibin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), IGF-II, IGF-Binding Protein-2 (IGFBP-2), IGFBP-3, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Spontaneous Menstrual Cycles of Normal Women of Advanced Reproductive Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4520-4525. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John L. Phillips, McClellan M. Walther, John C. Pezzullo, Walter Rayford, Peter L. Choyke, Arlene A. Berman, W. Marston Linehan, John L. Doppman, and John R. Gill, Jr.

Predictive Value of Preoperative Tests in Discriminating Bilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia from an Aldosterone-Producing Adrenal Adenoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4526-4533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Studies:

Mario Rotondi, Giovanni Amato, Bernadette Biondi, Gherardo Mazziotti, Andrea Del Buono, Maria Rotonda Nicchio, Simona Balzano, Antonio Bellastella, Daniel Glinoer, and Carlo Carella

Parity as a Thyroid Size-Determining Factor in Areas with Moderate Iodine Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4534-4537. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yongsoo Park, Jin-Xiong She, Cong-Yi Wang, Hongkyu Lee, Sunanda Babu, Henry A. Erlich, Janelle A. Noble, and George S. Eisenbarth

Common Susceptibility and Transmission Pattern of Human Leukocyte Antigen DRB1-DQB1 Haplotypes to Korean and Caucasian Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4538-4542. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karl Winkler, Birgit Wetzka, Michael M. Hoffmann, Isolde Friedrich, Martina Kinner, Manfred W. Baumstark, Heinrich Wieland, Winfried März, and Hans Peter Zahradnik

Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Subfractions during Pregnancy: Accumulation of Buoyant LDL with Advancing Gestation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4543-4550. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Kalmijn, J. A. M. J. L. Janssen, H. A. P. Pols, S. W. J. Lamberts, and M. M. B. Breteler

A Prospective Study on Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), IGF-Binding Proteins, and Cognitive Function in the Elderly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4551-4555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ghanshyam Agarwal, Vijayalakshmi Bhatia, Sheridan Cook, and Paul Q. Thomas

Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency in Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Patients Homozygous for a Novel PROP1 Deletion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4556-4561. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. l’Allemand, V. Tardy, A. Grüters, D. Schnabel, H. Krude, and Y. Morel

How a Patient Homozygous for a 30-kb Deletion of the C4-CYP 21 Genomic Region Can Have a Nonclassic Form of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4562-4567. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernhard U. Bender, Markus Gutsche, Sven Gläsker, Barbara Müller, Günter Kirste, Charis Eng, and Hartmut P. H. Neumann

Differential Genetic Alterations in von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome-Associated and Sporadic Pheochromocytomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4568-4574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Charles Couillard, Nathalie Bergeron, Jean Bergeron, Agnès Pascot, Pascale Mauriège, Angelo Tremblay, Denis Prud’homme, Claude Bouchard, and Jean-Pierre Després

Metabolic Heterogeneity Underlying Postprandial Lipemia among Men with Low Fasting High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4575-4582. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michiko Yamamoto, Takuhiko Akatsu, Terumasa Nagase, and Etsuro Ogata

Comparison of Hypocalcemic Hypercalciuria between Patients with Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism and Those with Gain-of-Function Mutations in the Calcium-Sensing Receptor: Is It Possible to Differentiate the Two Disorders?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4583-4591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Riikka Karlsson, Jaana Kallio, Kerttu Irjala, Satu Ekblad, Jorma Toppari, and Pentti Kero

Adrenocorticotropin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Tests in Preterm Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4592-4595. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nienke R. Biermasz, Hans van Dulken, and Ferdinand Roelfsema

Ten-Year Follow-Up Results of Transsphenoidal Microsurgery in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4596-4602. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Castro-Fernández, A. Olivares, D. Söderlund, J. C. López-Alvarenga, E. Zambrano, J. D. Veldhuis, A. Ulloa-Aguirre, and J. P. Méndez

A Preponderance of Circulating Basic Isoforms Is Associated with Decreased Plasma Half-Life and Biological to Immunological Ratio of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Releasable Luteinizing Hormone in Obese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4603-4610. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Naomi S. Levitt, Estelle V. Lambert, David Woods, C. Nick Hales, Ruth Andrew, and Jonathan R. Seckl

Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Elevated Blood Pressure in Low Birth Weight, Nonobese, Young South African Adults: Early Programming of Cortisol Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4611-4618. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Törn, M. Landin-Olsson, Å. Lernmark, J. P. Palmer, H. J. Arnqvist, G. Blohmé, F. Lithner, B. Littorin, L. Nyström, B. Scherstén, G. Sundkvist, L. Wibell, and J. Östman

Prognostic Factors for the Course of ß Cell Function in Autoimmune Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4619-4623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andreas Schuld, Janet Mullington, Elisabeth Friess, Dirk M. Hermann, Chris Galanos, Florian Holsboer, and Thomas Pollmächer

Changes in Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA-Sulfate Plasma Levels during Experimental Endotoxinemia in Healthy Volunteers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4624-4629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jochen Seissler, Sandra Wagner, Matthias Schott, Melanie Lettmann, Joachim Feldkamp, Werner A. Scherbaum, and Nils G. Morgenthaler

Low Frequency of Autoantibodies to the Human Na⁺/I^- Symporter in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4630-4634. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Michael Davies, Robert P. Heaney, Robert R. Recker, Joan M. Lappe, M. Janet Barger-Lux, Karen Rafferty, and Sharilyn Hinders

Calcium Intake and Body Weight
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4635-4638. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiyuki Ban, Matsuo Taniyama, and Yoshio Ban

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Graves’ Disease in the Japanese Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4639-4643. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kieren J. Mather, Eric G. Norman, Jerilynn C. Prior, and Thomas G. Elliott

Preserved Forearm Endothelial Responses with Acute Exposure to Progesterone: A Randomized Cross-Over Trial of 17-ß Estradiol, Progesterone, and 17-ß Estradiol with Progesterone in Healthy Menopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4644-4649. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Penelope J. Hunt, Eleanor M. Gurnell, Felicia A. Huppert, Christine Richards, A. Toby Prevost, John A. H. Wass, Joseph Herbert, and V. Krishna K. Chatterjee

Improvement in Mood and Fatigue after Dehydroepiandrosterone Replacement in Addison’s Disease in a Randomized, Double Blind Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4650-4656. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Fatayerji, E. B. Mawer, and R. Eastell

The Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Age-Related Changes in Calcium Homeostasis in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4657-4662. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Satu Vehkavaara, Jukka Westerbacka, Tiina Hakala-Ala-Pietilä, Antti Virkamäki, Outi Hovatta, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen

Effect of Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Insulin Sensitivity of Glucose Metabolism and Preresistance and Resistance Vessel Function in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4663-4670. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christiane S. Hampe, Lisa P. Hammerle, Lynn Bekris, Eva Örtqvist, Ingrid Kockum, Olov Rolandsson, Mona Landin-Olsson, Carina Törn, Bengt Persson, and Åke Lernmark

Recognition of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) by Autoantibodies from Different GAD Antibody-Positive Phenotypes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4671-4679. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sami T. Azar, Ibrahim Salti, Mira S. Zantout, and Stella Major

Alterations in Plasma Transforming Growth Factor ß in Normoalbuminuric Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4680-4682. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. B. Twickler, H. W. Wilmink, P. C. N. J. Schreuder, M. Castro Cabezas, P. S. van Dam, H. P. F. Koppeschaar, D. W. Erkelens, and G. M. Dallinga-Thie

Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment Decreases Postprandial Remnant-Like Particle Cholesterol Concentration and Improves Endothelial Function in Adult-Onset GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4683-4689. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toshihiro Tajima, Hirochika Kitagawa, Susumu Yokoya, Katsuhiko Tachibana, Masanori Adachi, Jun Nakae, Seizo Suwa, Shigeaki Katoh, and Kenji Fujieda

A Novel Missense Mutation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene in One Japanese Family with a Renal Form of Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4690-4694. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Bobbioni-Harsch, P. Morel, O. Huber, F. Assimacopoulos-Jeannet, G. Chassot, T. Lehmann, M. Volery, and A. Golay

Energy Economy Hampers Body Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4695-4700. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernadette Biondi, Emiliano Antonio Palmieri, Serafino Fazio, Carmela Cosco, Maria Nocera, Luigi Saccà, Sebastiano Filetti, Gaetano Lombardi, and Francesco Perticone

Endogenous Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Affects Quality of Life and Cardiac Morphology and Function in Young and Middle-Aged Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4701-4705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Sytze van Dam, Hans E. C. Smid, Wouter R. de Vries, Menno Niesink, Ebo Bolscher, Evert J. Waasdorp, Carlos Dieguez, Felipe F. Casanueva, and Hans P. F. Koppeschaar

Reduction of Free Fatty Acids By Acipimox Enhances the Growth Hormone (GH) Responses to GH-Releasing Peptide 2 in Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4706-4711. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kin-Chuen Leung, Nathan Doyle, Mercedes Ballesteros, Michael J. Waters, and Ken K. Y. Ho

Insulin Regulation of Human Hepatic Growth Hormone Receptors: Divergent Effects on Biosynthesis and Surface Translocation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4712-4720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yingbo Yang, Pierre Degranpré, Abdelaziz Kharfi, and Ali Akoum

Identification of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor as a Potent Endothelial Cell Growth-Promoting Agent Released by Ectopic Human Endometrial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4721-4727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Y. K. Yong, K. J. Thong, Ruth Andrew, Brian R. Walker, and Stephen G. Hillier

Development-Related Increase in Cortisol Biosynthesis by Human Granulosa Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4728-4733. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. de Fraipont, M. El Atifi, C. Gicquel, X. Bertagna, E. M. Chambaz, and J. J. Feige

Expression of the Angiogenesis Markers Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A, Thrombospondin-1, and Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor in Human Sporadic Adrenocortical Tumors: Correlation with Genotypic Alterations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4734-4741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigetatsu Shiokawa, Ken Sakai, Yoshihiro Akimoto, Noriko Suzuki, Hideki Hanashi, Shinya Nagamatsu, Mitsutoshi Iwashita, Yukio Nakamura, Hiroshi Hirano, and Yasunori Yoshimura

Function of the Small Guanosine Triphosphate-Binding Protein RhoA in the Process of Implantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4742-4749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Artur Mayerhofer, Stephanie Fritz, Robert Grünert, Sheryl L. Sanders, Diane M. Duffy, Sergio R. Ojeda, and Richard L. Stouffer

D1-Receptor, DARPP-32, and PP-1 in the Primate Corpus Luteum and Luteinized Granulosa Cells: Evidence for Phosphorylation of DARPP-32 by Dopamine and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4750-4757. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Simchen, I. Lehmann, D. Sittig, M. Steinert, and G. Aust

Expression and Regulation of Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cells Expressed and Secreted in Thyroid Tissue of Patients with Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Autonomy and in Thyroid-Derived Cell Populations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4758-4764. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hidetaka Okada, Tatsuya Nakajima, Mayumi Sanezumi, Akiko Ikuta, Katsuhiko Yasuda, and Hideharu Kanzaki

Progesterone Enhances Interleukin-15 Production in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4765-4770. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. White, D. W. Ray, A. Talbot, P. Abraham, A. J. Thody, and J. S. Bevan

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Cushing’s Syndrome Due to Phaeochromocytoma Secreting the Precursors of Adrenocorticotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4771-4775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Constantine A. Stratakis, Debra H. Schussheim, Samuel M. Freedman, Margaret F. Keil, Svetlana D. Pack, Sunita K. Agarwal, Monica C. Skarulis, Robert J. Weil, Irina A. Lubensky, Zhengping Zhuang, Edward H. Oldfield, and Stephen J. Marx

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Pituitary Macroadenoma in a 5-Year-Old: An Early Expression of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4776-4780. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. G. Moore, D. A. Brown, W. D. Fairlie, A. R. Bauskin, P. K. Brown, M. L. C. Munier, P. K. Russell, L. A. Salamonsen, E. M. Wallace, and S. N. Breit

The Transforming Growth Factor-ß Superfamily Cytokine Macrophage Inhibitory Cytokine-1 Is Present in High Concentrations in the Serum of Pregnant Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4781-4788. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Filomena Cetani, Antonella Picone, Paola Cerrai, Edda Vignali, Simona Borsari, Elena Pardi, Paolo Viacava, Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato, Paolo Miccoli, Olga Kifor, Edward M. Brown, Aldo Pinchera, and Claudio Marcocci

Parathyroid Expression of Calcium-Sensing Receptor Protein and in Vivo Parathyroid Hormone-Ca²⁺ Set-Point in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4789-4794. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael M. Hoffmann, Stephan Jacob, Dieter Luft, Reinhold-M. Schmülling, Kristian Rett, Winfried März, Hans-Ulrich Häring, and Stephan Matthaei

Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia Due to a Novel Loss of Function Mutation of Lipoprotein Lipase, Cys²³⁹Trp, Associated with Recurrent Severe Pancreatitis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4795-4798. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ana Claudia Latronico, Hiromitsu Shinozaki, Gil Guerra, Jr., Maria Adelaide A. Pereira, Sofia Helena V. Lemos Marini, Maria Tereza M. Baptista, Ivo Jorge P. Arnhold, Francesca Fanelli, Berenice B. Mendonca, and Deborah L. Segaloff

Gonadotropin-Independent Precocious Puberty Due to Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Mutations in Brazilian Boys: A Novel Constitutively Activating Mutation in the First Transmembrane Helix
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4799-4805. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jan Böhm, Leo Niskanen, Kari Kiraly, Jari Kellokoski, Matti Eskelinen, Sinikka Hollmen, Esko Alhava, and Veli-Matti Kosma

Expression and Prognostic Value of -, ß-, and -Catenins in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4806-4811. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tessa J. Murray, Paul A. Fowler, David R. Abramovich, Neva Haites, and Richard G. Lea

Human Fetal Testis: Second Trimester Proliferative and Steroidogenic Capacities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4812-4817. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Barbier, Hélène Lapointe, Mohamed El Alfy, Dean W. Hum, and Alain Bélanger

Cellular Localization of Uridine Diphosphoglucuronosyltransferase 2B Enzymes in the Human Prostate by in Situ Hybridization and Immunohistochemistry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4819-4826. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christine Galant, Marcel Vekemans, Pascale Lemoine, Isabelle Kokorine, Pierre Twagirayezu, Patrick Henriet, Christine Picquet, Véronique Rigot, Yves Eeckhout, Pierre J. Courtoy, and Etienne Marbaix

Temporal and Spatial Association of Matrix Metalloproteinases with Focal Endometrial Breakdown and Bleeding upon Progestin-Only Contraception
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4827-4834. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Georges Pelletier and Mohamed El-Alfy

Immunocytochemical Localization of Estrogen Receptors and ß in the Human Reproductive Organs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4835-4840. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Bonenfant, Charles H. Blomquist, Pierre R. Provost, Renée Drolet, Peter D’Ascoli, and Yves Tremblay

Tissue- and Site-Specific Gene Expression of Type 2 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: In Situ Hybridization and Specific Enzymatic Activity Studies in Human Placental Endothelial Cells of the Arterial System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4841-4850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sally L. Mellor, Mark Cranfield, Rainer Ries, John Pedersen, Belinda Cancilla, David de Kretser, Nigel P. Groome, Anthony J. Mason, and Gail P. Risbridger

Localization of Activin ß_A-, ß_B-, and ß_C-Subunits in Human Prostate and Evidence for Formation of New Activin Heterodimers of ß_C-Subunit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4851-4858. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernd Sehringer, Wolfgang R. Schäfer, Birgit Wetzka, Wolfgang R. Deppert, Ralph Brunner-Spahr, Eszter Benedek, and Hans Peter Zahradnik

Formation of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human Term Myometrium Is Stimulated by Lipopolysaccharide But Not by Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4859-4865. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Benjamin D. Sullivan, James E. Evans, Kathleen L. Krenzer, M. Reza Dana, and David A. Sullivan

Impact of Antiandrogen Treatment on the Fatty Acid Profile of Neutral Lipids in Human Meibomian Gland Secretions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4866-4873. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kathleen L. Krenzer, M. Reza Dana, M. David Ullman, Jennifer M. Cermak, Dorothy B. Tolls, James E. Evans, and David A. Sullivan

Effect of Androgen Deficiency on the Human Meibomian Gland and Ocular Surface
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4874-4882. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rubén René González, Pedro Caballero-Campo, Melinda Jasper, Amparo Mercader, Luigi Devoto, Antonio Pellicer, and Carlos Simon

Leptin and Leptin Receptor Are Expressed in the Human Endometrium and Endometrial Leptin Secretion Is Regulated by the Human Blastocyst
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4883-4888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tomoharu Okubo, Samuel C. Mok, and Shiuan Chen

Regulation of Aromatase Expression in Human Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4889-4899. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comments:

Teresa Hillier, Wen Long, Linda Jahn, Liping Wei, and Eugene J. Barrett

Physiological Hyperinsulinemia Stimulates p70^S6k Phosphorylation in Human Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4900-4904. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katharina M. Main, Ida M. Schmidt, and Niels E. Skakkebæk

A Possible Role for Reproductive Hormones in Newborn Boys: Progressive Hypogonadism without the Postnatal Testosterone Peak
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4905-4907. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Communications:

Kazuhiko Takaya, Hiroyuki Ariyasu, Naotetsu Kanamoto, Hiroshi Iwakura, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Masaki Harada, Kiyoshi Mori, Yasato Komatsu, Takeshi Usui, Akira Shimatsu, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Kiminori Hosoda, Takashi Akamizu, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, and Kazuwa Nakao

Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4908-4911. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. R. Milligan, J. C. Kalita, V. Pocock, V. Van De Kauter, J. F. Stevens, M. L. Deinzer, H. Rong, and D. De Keukeleire

The Endocrine Activities of 8-Prenylnaringenin and Related Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) Flavonoids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4912-4915. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ariel Hourvitz, Amy E. Widger, Fabio Lopes Teixeira Filho, R. Jeffrey Chang, Eli Y. Adashi, and Gregory F. Erickson

Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Gene Expression in Human Ovaries Is Restricted to Healthy Follicles and Corpora Lutea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4916-4920. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Constantine A. Stratakis and Lawrence S. Kirschner

Isolated Familial Somatotropinomas: Does the Disease Map to 11q13 or to 2p16?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4920-4924. [Full Text]  

Monica R. Gadelha, Klaus Rhode, Rhonda D. Kineman, and Lawrence A. Frohman

Authors’ Response: Isolated Familial Somatotropinomas: Does the Disease Map to 11q13 or to 2p16?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4921. [Full Text]  

M. Quinkler, W. Oelkers, and S. Diederich

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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4922-4923. [Full Text]  

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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4923. [Full Text]  

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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4923a-4924. [Full Text]  

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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 4818. [Full Text]  

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