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

Special Articles:

Salvatore Benvenga, Alfredo CampennÍ, Rosaria M. Ruggeri, and Francesco Trimarchi

CLINICAL REVIEW 113: Hypopituitarism Secondary to Head Trauma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1353-1361. [Full Text]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Braxton D. Mitchell, Shelley A. Cole, Richard L. Bauer, Stephen J. Iturria, Edgar A. Rodriguez, John Blangero, Jean W. MacCluer, and James E. Hixson

Genes Influencing Variation in Serum Osteocalcin Concentrations Are Linked to Markers on Chromosomes 16q and 20q
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1362-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Original Studies:

Claudine Als, Arthur Helbling, Kristiina Peter, Max Haldimann, Bernhard Zimmerli, and Hans Gerber

Urinary Iodine Concentration follows a Circadian Rhythm: A Study with 3023 Spot Urine Samples in Adults and Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1367-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. A. Kaltsas, T. B. Powles, J. Evanson, P. N. Plowman, J. E. Drinkwater, P. J. Jenkins, J. P. Monson, G. M. Besser, and A. B. Grossman

Hypothalamo-Pituitary Abnormalities in Adult Patients with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Clinical, Endocrinological, and Radiological Features and Response to Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1370-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eva Maria Casañ, Francisco Raga, Fernando Bonilla-Musoles, and Mary Lake Polan

Human Oviductal Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Possible Implications in Fertilization, Early Embryonic Development, and Implantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1377-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael J. Toth, André Tchernof, Clifford J. Rosen, Dwight E. Matthews, and Eric T. Poehlman

Regulation of Protein Metabolism in Middle-Aged, Premenopausal Women: Roles of Adiposity and Estradiol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1382-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. H. Samuels

Effects of Variations in Physiological Cortisol Levels on Thyrotropin Secretion in Subjects with Adrenal Insufficiency: A Clinical Research Center Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1388-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. H. A. van Hooff, F. J. Voorhorst, M. B. H. Kaptein, R. A. Hirasing, C. Koppenaal, and J. Schoemaker

Insulin, Androgen, and Gonadotropin Concentrations, Body Mass Index, and Waist to Hip Ratio in the First Years after Menarche in Girls with Regular Menstrual Cycles, Irregular Menstrual Cycles, or Oligomenorrhea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1394-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Jaquet, A. Gaboriau, P. Czernichow, and C. Levy-Marchal

Insulin Resistance Early in Adulthood in Subjects Born with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1401-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. A. Woods, C. Camacho-Hübner, R. N. Bergman, D. Barter, A. J. L. Clark, and M. O. Savage

Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) Therapy on Body Composition and Insulin Resistance in IGF-I Gene Deletion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1407-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ASHRAF KAMEL, SVANTE NORGREN, AMIRA ELIMAM, PERNILLA DANIELSSON, and CLAUDE MARCUS

Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment in Obese Prepubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1412-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bo Nilsson, Evi Gustavsson-Kadaka, Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, and Björn Jonsson

Pituitary Adenomas in Sweden between 1958 and 1991: Incidence, Survival, and Mortality
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1420-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Marzullo, Alberto Cuocolo, Diego Ferone, Rosario Pivonello, Marco Salvatore, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Cardiac Effect of Thyrotoxicosis in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1426-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony J. Cleare, Samantha S. Sookdeo, Jennifer Jones, Veronica O’Keane, and John P. Miell

Integrity of the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor System Is Maintained in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1433-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Rossi, L. Tauchmanova, A. Luciano, M. Di Martino, C. Battista, L. Del Viscovo, V. Nuzzo, and G. Lombardi

Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma: Clinical and Biochemical Features
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1440-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carola Jose Haven, Fung Ki Wong, Eveline W. C. M. van Dam, Rob van der Luijt, Christi van Asperen, Joke Jansen, Carla Rosenberg, Mireille de Wit, Janine Roijers, Jo Hoppener, Cornelis J. Lips, Catharina Larsson, Bin Tean Teh, and Hans Morreau

A Genotypic and Histopathological Study of a Large Dutch Kindred with Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1449-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matti K. Karvonen, Markku Koulu, Ullamari Pesonen, Matti I. J. Uusitupa, Anne Tammi, Jorma Viikari, Olli Simell, and Tapani Rönnemaa

Leucine 7 to Proline 7 Polymorphism in the Preproneuropeptide Y Is Associated with Birth Weight and Serum Triglyceride Concentration in Preschool-Aged Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1455-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keith S. Kanik, George P. Chrousos, H. Ralph Schumacher, Marianna L. Crane, Cheryl H. Yarboro, and Ronald L. Wilder

Adrenocorticotropin, Glucocorticoid, and Androgen Secretion in Patients with New Onset Synovitis/Rheumatoid Arthritis: Relations with Indices of Inflammation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1461-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hans C. Hoeck, Peter Vestergaard, Poul E. Jakobsen, Jannik Falhof, and Peter Laurberg

Diagnosis of Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency in Adults with Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders: Comparison of Test Results Using Pyridostigmine Plus GH-Releasing Hormone (GHRH), Clonidine Plus GHRH, and Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia as GH Secretagogues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1467-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tripti Mahajan and Stafford L. Lightman

A Simple Test for Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1473-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. D. Veldhuis, A. Iranmanesh, M. Godschalk, and T. Mulligan

Older Men Manifest Multifold Synchrony Disruption of Reproductive Neurohormone Outflow
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1477-1486. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. M. Kuhn, S. Arlot, H. Lefebvre, P. Caron, C. Cortet-Rudelli, F. Archambaud, P. Chanson, A. Tabarin, Mi Goth, J. Blumberg, F. Catus, S. Ispas, and P. Beck-Peccoz

Evaluation of the Treatment of Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas with a Slow Release Formulation of the Somatostatin Analog Lanreotide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1487-1491. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pernille Ravn, Stuart R. Weiss, Jose A. Rodriguez-Portales, Michael R. McClung, Richard D. Wasnich, Nigel L. Gilchrist, Philip Sambrook, Ignac Fogelman, David Krupa, A. John Yates, Anastasia Daifotis, and Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

Alendronate in Early Postmenopausal Women: Effects on Bone Mass during Long-Term Treatment and after Withdrawal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1492-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. C. Hickner, S. B. Racette, E. F. Binder, J. S. Fisher, and W. M. Kohrt

Effects of 10 Days of Endurance Exercise Training on the Suppression of Whole Body and Regional Lipolysis by Insulin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1498-1504. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Longobardi, N. Keay, C. Ehrnborg, A. Cittadini, T. Rosén, R. Dall, M. A. Boroujerdi, E. E. Bassett, M. L. Healy, C. Pentecost, J. D. Wallace, J. Powrie, J. O. Jørgensen, and L. Saccà

Growth Hormone (GH) Effects on Bone and Collagen Turnover in Healthy Adults and Its Potential as a Marker of GH Abuse in Sports: A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1505-1512. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John R. Burgess, Terrence Dwyer, Kathryn McArdle, Paul Tucker, and Dace Shugg

The Changing Incidence and Spectrum of Thyroid Carcinoma in Tasmania (1978–1998) during a Transition from Iodine Sufficiency to Iodine Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1513-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David R. Clemmons, Alan C. Moses, Malcolm J. McKay, Andreas Sommer, David M. Rosen, and John Ruckle

The Combination of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 Reduces Insulin Requirements in Insulin-Dependent Type 1 Diabetes: Evidence for in VivoBiological Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1518-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Ivan Wiggam, Anthony P. Heaney, Edwin M. McIlrath, David R. McCance, Brian Sheridan, David R. Hadden, and A. Brew Atkinson

Bilateral Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenocorticotropin-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: A Comparison with Other Diagnostic Tests
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1525-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karl Josef Osterziel, Werner F. Blum, Oliver Strohm, and Rainer Dietz

The Severity of Chronic Heart Failure due to Coronary Artery Disease Predicts the Endocrine Effects of Short- Term Growth Hormone Administration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1533-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ana-Cláudia A. R. Pinto, Magnus R. D. Silva, Manoel R. Martins, Elisa Brunner, and Ana-Maria J. Lengyel

Effects of Short-Term Glucocorticoid Deprivation on Growth Hormone (GH) Response to GH-Releasing Peptide-6: Studies in Normal Men and in Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1540-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Qiao-Yi Chen, David Nadell, Xian-Yang Zhang, Anjli Kukreja, Yao-Jin Huang, Jonathan Wise, Frank Svec, Robert Richards, Karen E. Friday, Alfonso Vargas, Ricardo Gomez, Stuart Chalew, Michael S. Lan, Yaron Tomer, and Noel K. Maclaren

The Human Leukocyte Antigen HLA DRB3_*0202/DQA1_*0501 Haplotype Is Associated with Graves’ Disease in African Americans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1545-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric Doucet, Sylvie St. Pierre, Natalie Alméras, Pascale Mauriège, Denis Richard, and Angelo Tremblay

Changes in Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation Resulting from Weight Loss in Obese Men and Women: Is There an Important Contribution of Leptin?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1550-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mark E. Wilson

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) Replacement during Growth Hormone Receptor Antagonism Normalizes Serum IGF-Binding Protein-3 and Markers of Bone Formation in Ovariectomized Rhesus Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1557-1562. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas K. Nordt, Karlheinz Peter, Christoph Bode, and Burton E. Sobel

Differential Regulation by Troglitazone of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 in Human Hepatic and Vascular Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1563-1568. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsiri Agbenyega, Brian J. Angus, George Bedu-Addo, Benjamin Baffoe-Bonnie, Tom Guyton, Peter W. Stacpoole, and Sanjeev Krishna

Glucose and Lactate Kinetics in Children with Severe Malaria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1569-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. G. Majmudar, S. C. Robson, and G. A. Ford

Effects of the Menopause, Gender, and Estrogen Replacement Therapy on Vascular Nitric Oxide Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1577-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xudong Huang, Allan Vaag, Mona Hansson, Jianping Weng, Esa Laurila, and Leif Groop

Impaired Insulin-Stimulated Expression of the Glycogen Synthase Gene in Skeletal Muscle of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Is Acquired Rather Than Inherited
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1584-1590. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chen-Jei Tai, Sung Keun Kang, Kwai Wa Cheng, Kyung-Chul Choi, Parimal S. Nathwani, and Peter C. K. Leung

Expression and Regulation of P2U-Purinergic Receptor in Human Granulosa-Luteal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1591-1597. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vicenzo De Leo, Antonio la Marca, Raoul Orvieto, and Giuseppe Morgante

Effect of Metformin on Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) I and IGF-Binding Protein I in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1598-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Valerie Speirs, Ian P. Adams, David S. Walton, and Stephen L. Atkin

Identification of Wild-Type and Exon 5 Deletion Variants of Estrogen Receptor ß in Normal Human Mammary Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1601-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Søren K. Rasmussen, Corinne Lautier, Lars Hansen, Søren M. Echwald, Torben Hansen, Claus T. Ekstrøm, Søren A. Urhammer, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Florin Grigorescu, Robert J. Smith, and Oluf Pedersen

Studies of the Variability of the Genes Encoding the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Receptor and Its Ligand in Relation to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1606-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nancy R. Keller, Elaine Sierra-Rivera, Esther Eisenberg, and Kevin G. Osteen

Progesterone Exposure Prevents Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) Stimulation by Interleukin-1 in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1611-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hirokazu Matsubara, Katsuo Ikuta, Yasuhiko Ozaki, Yuka Suzuki, Noritaka Suzuki, Takeshi Sato, and Kaoru Suzumori

Gonadotropins and Cytokines Affect Luteal Function through Control of Apoptosis in Human Luteinized Granulosa Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1620-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atsuko Yoshizawa and David R. Clemmons

Testosterone and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) I Interact in Controlling IGF-Binding Protein Production in Androgen-Responsive Foreskin Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1627-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Astrid Sehested, Anders Juul, Anna Maria Andersson, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Tina Kold Jensen, Jørn Müller, and Niels E. Skakkebaek

Serum Inhibin A and Inhibin B in Healthy Prepubertal, Pubertal, and Adolescent Girls and Adult Women: Relation to Age, Stage of Puberty, Menstrual Cycle, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, and Estradiol Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1634-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuaki Gunji, Annamaria De Bellis, Audrey WU Li, Masayo Yamada, Sumihisa Kubota, Brian Ackrell, Sylvia Wengrowicz, Antonio Bellastella, Antonio Bizzarro, Antonio Sinisi, and Jack R. Wall

Cloning and Characterization of the Novel Thyroid and Eye Muscle Shared Protein G2s: Autoantibodies against G2s Are Closely Associated with Ophthalmopathy in Patients with Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1641-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. J. Giltay, J. C. M. Fonk, B. M. E. von Blomberg, H. A. Drexhage, C. Schalkwijk, and L. J. G. Gooren

In Vivo Effects of Sex Steroids on Lymphocyte Responsiveness and Immunoglobulin Levels in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1648-1657. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mario Maggi, Tullio Barni, Guido Fantoni, Rosa Mancina, Cinzia Pupilli, Michaela Luconi, Clara Crescioli, Mario Serio, and Gabriella B. Vannelli

Expression and Biological Effects of Endothelin-1 in Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Secreting Neurons
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1658-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mattias Lorentzon, Ronny Lorentzon, and Peter Nordström

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Birth Height, Growth to Adolescence, and Adult Stature in Healthy Caucasian Men: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1666-1671. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hamish M. Fraser, Stephen F. Lunn, Holly Kim, W. Colin Duncan, Faye E. Rodger, Peter J. Illingworth, and Gregory F. Erickson

Changes in Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Endothelial Cells of the Human Corpus Luteum: A Possible Role in Luteal Development and Rescue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1672-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Li Zhang, J. Ian Mason, Yasuhiro Naiki, Kenneth C. Copeland, Mariano Castro-Magana, Timothy T. Gordon-Walker, Ying T. Chang, and Songya Pang

Characterization of Two Novel Homozygous Missense Mutations Involving Codon 6 and 259 of Type II 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (3ßHSD) Gene Causing, Respectively, Nonsalt-Wasting and Salt-Wasting 3ßHSD Deficiency Disorder
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1678-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nelly Mauras, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Susan Welch, Annie Rini, Kevin Helgeson, Nancy E. Vieira, and Alfred L. Yergey

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment in GH-Deficient Humans: Differential Effects on Protein, Glucose, Lipid, and Calcium Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1686-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne Lienhardt, Michèle Garabédian, Mei Bai, Christiane Sinding, Zaixiang Zhang, Jean-Pierre Lagarde, Jean Boulesteix, Michel Rigaud, Edward M. Brown, and Marie-Laure Kottler

A Large Homozygous or Heterozygous In-Frame Deletion within the Calcium-Sensing Receptor’s Carboxylterminal Cytoplasmic Tail That Causes Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1695-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katharina Pasel, Angela Schulz, Kirsten Timmermann, Knut Linnemann, Maria Hoeltzenbein, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Annette Grüters, Guido Filler, and Torsten Schöneberg

Functional Characterization of the Molecular Defects Causing Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus in Eight Families
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1703-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Dalrymple and H. N. Jabbour

Localization and Signaling of the Prolactin Receptor in the Uterus of the Common Marmoset Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1711-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diego Ferone, Martin P. van Hagen, Dik J. Kwekkeboom, Peter M. van Koetsveld, Diana M. Mooy, Elgin Lichtenauer-Kaligis, Agnes Schönbrunn, Annamaria Colao, Steven W. J. Lamberts, and Leo J. Hofland

Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes in Human Thymoma and Inhibition of Cell Proliferation by Octreotide in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1719-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comments:

A. A. Toogood, N. F. Taylor, S. M. Shalet, and J. P. Monson

Modulation of Cortisol Metabolism by Low-Dose Growth Hormone Replacement in Elderly Hypopituitary Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1727-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Søren K. Rasmussen, Søren A. Urhammer, Jan N. Jensen, Torben Hansen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, and Oluf Pedersen

The -238 and -308 GA Polymorphisms of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Promotor Are Not Associated with Features of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome or Altered Birth Weight in Danish Caucasians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1731-1734. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rosa M. Calvo, Miryam Asunción, José Sancho, José L. San Millán, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

The Role of the CAG Repeat Polymorphism in the Androgen Receptor Gene and of Skewed X-Chromosome Inactivation, in the Pathogenesis of Hirsutism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1735-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

G. A. Kaltsas, J. D. C. Newell-Price, P. J. Trainer, G. M. Besser, and A. B. Grossman

Complications of Inferior Petrosel Sinus Sampling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1741. [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000 85: 1694. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.