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Special Articles:

Arnold M. Moses and Ruth S. Weinstock: In Memoriam: David H. P. Streeten
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 471-472. [Full Text]

George P. Chrousos: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE: Adrenal Suppression Versus Clinical Glucocorticoid Deficiency in the Premature Infant: No Simple Answers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 473-474. [Full Text]

Boaz Hirshberg, Monica C. Skarulis, Frank Pucino, Gyorgy Csako, Robert Brennan, and Phillip Gorden: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Repaglinide-Induced Factitious Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 475-477. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Aart Jan van der Lely, Alex F. Muller, Joop A. Janssen, Robert J. Davis, Kenneth A. Zib, John A. Scarlett, and Steven W. Lamberts: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Control of Tumor Size and Disease Activity during Cotreatment with Octreotide and the Growth Hormone Receptor Antagonist Pegvisomant in an Acromegalic Patient
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 478-481. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hilgo Bruining, Atte H. Bootsma, Jan W. Koper, Jaap Bonjer, Frank H. de Jong, and Steven W. J. Lamberts: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Fertility and Body Composition after Laparoscopic Bilateral Adrenalectomy in a 30-Year-Old Female with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 482-484. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Elizabeth Shane: CLINICAL REVIEW 122: Parathyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 485-493. [Full Text]

L. Darryl Quarles and Marc K. Drezner: EDITORIAL: Pathophysiology of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia, Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia, and Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemia: A PerPHEXing Problem
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 494-496. [Full Text]

Kenneth E. White, Kenneth B. Jonsson, Gwenaelle Carn, Geeta Hampson, Tim D. Spector, Michael Mannstadt, Bettina Lorenz-Depiereux, Akimitsu Miyauchi, In Myung Yang, Östen Ljunggren, Thomas Meitinger, Tim M. Strom, Harald Jüppner, and Michael J. Econs: RAPID COMMUNICATION: The Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets (ADHR) Gene Is a Secreted Polypeptide Overexpressed by Tumors that Cause Phosphate Wasting
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 497-500. [Abstract] [PDF]

W. M. Wiersinga and M. F. Prummel: EDITORIAL: Pathogenesis of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy—Current Understanding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 501-503. [Full Text]

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Petra Rietschel, Colleen Hadigan, Colleen Corcoran, Takara Stanley, Gregory Neubauer, Joseph Gertner, and Steven Grinspoon: Assessment of Growth Hormone Dynamics in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 504-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Benjamin Z. Leder, Matthew R. Smith, Mary Anne Fallon, Mei-Ling T. Lee, and Joel S. Finkelstein: Effects of Gonadal Steroid Suppression on Skeletal Sensitivity to Parathyroid Hormone in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 511-516. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Richard S. Legro, Edward O. Bixler, Allison Grayev, Anthony Kales, and George P. Chrousos: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness: Role of Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 517-520. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ilan Gabriely, Robert Wozniak, Meredith Hawkins, and Harry Shamoon: Troglitazone Amplifies Counterregulatory Responses to Hypoglycemia in Nondiabetic Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 521-528. [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. D. Veldhuis, A. Zwart, T. Mulligan, and A. Iranmanesh: Muting of Androgen Negative Feedback Unveils Impoverished Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/Luteinizing Hormone Secretory Reactivity in Healthy Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 529-535. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sandra J. Hasstedt, Qian-Fang Ren, Kui Teng, and Steven C. Elbein: Effect of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- ${gamma}$ 2 Pro¹²Ala Variant on Obesity, Glucose Homeostasis, and Blood Pressure in Members of Familial Type 2 Diabetic Kindreds
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Beatriz H. Jorge, Sunita K. Agarwal, Valéria S. Lando, Roberto Salvatori, Ruth R. Barbero, Neusa Abelin, Michael A. Levine, Stephen J. Marx, and Sergio P. A. Toledo: Study of the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor, Gs ${alpha}$ , and Gi2 ${alpha}$ Genes in Isolated Familial Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 542-544. [Abstract] [Full Text]

CHARLES W. WILKINSON, ERIC C. PETRIE, SHARON R. MURRAY, ELIZABETH A. COLASURDO, MURRAY A. RASKIND, and ELAINE R. PESKIND: Human Glucocorticoid Feedback Inhibition Is Reduced in Older Individuals: Evening Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 545-550. [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. M. Anderson, N. Shah, W. S. Evans, J. T. Patrie, C. Y. Bowers, and J. D. Veldhuis: Short-Term Estradiol Supplementation Augments Growth Hormone (GH) Secretory Responsiveness to Dose-Varying GH-Releasing Peptide Infusions in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 551-560. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Karen K. Miller, Gemma Sesmilo, Aileen Schiller, David Schoenfeld, Senta Burton, and Anne Klibanski: Androgen Deficiency in Women with Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 561-567. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Studies:

Carol Homko, Eyal Sivan, Xinhua Chen, E. A. Reece, and Guenther Boden: Insulin Secretion during and after Pregnancy in Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 568-573. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Haiyan Li, Eero Lindholm, Peter Almgren, Åsa Gustafsson, Carol Forsblom, Leif Groop, and Tiinamaija Tuomi: Possible Human Leukocyte Antigen-Mediated Genetic Interaction between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 574-582. [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. Tsagarakis, C. Tsigos, V. Vassiliou, P. Tsiotra, H. Pratsinis, D. Kletsas, P. Trivizas, A. Nikou, T. Mavromatis, F. Sotsiou, S. Raptis, and N. Thalassinos: Food-Dependent Androgen and Cortisol Secretion by a Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide-Receptor Expressive Adrenocortical Adenoma Leading to Hirsutism and Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome: In Vivo and in Vitro Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 583-589. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Alex F. Muller, Joop A. Janssen, Leo J. Hofland, Steven W. Lamberts, Martin Bidlingmaier, Christian J. Strasburger, and Aart Jan van der Lely: Blockade of the Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor Unmasks Rapid GH-Releasing Peptide-6-Mediated Tissue-Specific Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 590-593. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ilene K. Gipson, Robert Moccia, Sandra Spurr-Michaud, Pablo Argüeso, Antonio R. Gargiulo, Joseph A. Hill, III, Gwynneth D. Offner, and Henry T. Keutmann: The Amount of MUC5B Mucin in Cervical Mucus Peaks at Midcycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Andreas Trotter, Birgit Bokelmann, Wolfgang Sorgo, Doris Bechinger-Kornhuber, Hilde Heinemann, Gesine Schmücker, Margarethe Oesterle, Brigitte Köhntop, Karl-Heinz Brisch, and Frank Pohlandt: Follow-Up Examination at the Age of 15 Months of Extremely Preterm Infants after Postnatal Estradiol and Progesterone Replacement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 601-603. [Abstract] [Full Text]

G. Osella, G. Reimondo, P. Peretti, A. Alì, P. Paccotti, A. Angeli, and M. Terzolo: The Patients with Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Adenoma (Incidentaloma) Are Not at Increased Risk of Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 604-607. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Anna Maria Paoletti, Stefano Floris, Marina Mannias, Marisa Orrù, Donatella Crippa, Roberto Orlandi, Maria Del Zompo, and Gian Benedetto Melis: Evidence That Cyproterone Acetate Improves Psychological Symptoms and Enhances the Activity of the Dopaminergic System in Postmenopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 608-612. [Abstract] [Full Text]

E. Schoenau, C. M. Neu, F. Rauch, and F. Manz: The Development of Bone Strength at the Proximal Radius during Childhood and Adolescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Richard J. Robbins, R. Michael Tuttle, Renu N. Sharaf, Steven M. Larson, Heather K. Robbins, Ronald A. Ghossein, Alex Smith, and William D. Drucker: Preparation by Recombinant Human Thyrotropin or Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal Are Comparable for the Detection of Residual Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 619-625. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Helen Imrie, Bijayeswar Vaidya, Petros Perros, William F. Kelly, Anthony D. Toft, Eric T. Young, Pat Kendall-Taylor, and Simon H. S. Pearce: Evidence for a Graves’ Disease Susceptibility Locus at Chromosome Xp11 in a United Kingdom Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 626-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Warren S. Browner, Li-Yung Lui, and Steven R. Cummings: Associations of Serum Osteoprotegerin Levels with Diabetes, Stroke, Bone Density, Fractures, and Mortality in Elderly Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yves Boirie, Pierre Gachon, Nathalie Cordat, Patrick Ritz, and Bernard Beaufrère: Differential Insulin Sensitivities of Glucose, Amino Acid, and Albumin Metabolism in Elderly Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 638-644. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rubina A. Heptulla, William V. Tamborlane, Tony Y.-Z. Ma, Fran Rife, and Robert S. Sherwin.: Oral Glucose Augments the Counterregulatory Hormone Response during Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 645-648. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Chanika Phornphutkul, Tomoharu Okubo, Kebin Wu, Zeev Harel, Thomas F. Tracy, Jr., Halit Pinar, Shiuan Chen, Philip A. Gruppuso, and Gregory Goodwin: Aromatase P450 Expression in a Feminizing Adrenal Adenoma Presenting as Isosexual Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 649-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Harald Rau, Jens Braun, Horst Donner, Jochen Seissler, Thorsten Siegmund, Klaus H. Usadel, and Klaus Badenhoop: The Codon 17 Polymorphism of the CTLA4 Gene in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 653-655. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Klein, J.-M. Vignaud, V. Hennequin, B. Toussaint, L. Bresler, F. Plénat, J. Leclère, A. Duprez, and G. Weryha: Increased Expression of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Is a Pejorative Prognosis Marker in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 656-658. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eva Marie Erfurth, Birgitta Bülow, Zoli Mikoczy, and Lars Hagmar: Incidence of a Second Tumor in Hypopituitary Patients Operated for Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 659-662. [Abstract] [Full Text]

C. A. Lissett, S. Saleem, A. Rahim, B. M. D. Brennan, and S. M. Shalet: The Impact of Irradiation on Growth Hormone Responsiveness to Provocative Agents Is Stimulus Dependent: Results in 161 Individuals with Radiation Damage to the Somatotropic Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 663-668. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rolf Dall, Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange, Michael Kjær, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Hans Ørskov, and Allan Flyvbjerg: No Evidence of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 3 Proteolysis during a Maximal Exercise Test in Elite Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 669-674. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Annamaria De Bellis, Alberto Falorni, Stefano Laureti, Silvia Perrino, Concetta Coronella, Francesca Forini, Elio Bizzarro, Antonio Bizzarro, Gianfranco Abbate, and Antonio Bellastella: Time Course of 21-Hydroxylase Antibodies and Long-Term Remission of Subclinical Autoimmune Adrenalitis after Corticosteroid Therapy: Case Report
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 675-678. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yolanda R. Smith, Satoshi Minoshima, David E. Kuhl, and Jon-Kar Zubieta: Effects of Long-Term Hormone Therapy on Cholinergic Synaptic Concentrations in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 679-684. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Erwin van der Harst, Wouter W. de Herder, Hajo A. Bruining, H. Jaap Bonjer, Ronald R. de Krijger, Steven W. J. Lamberts, Anton H. van de Meiracker, Frans Boomsma, Theo Stijnen, Eric P. Krenning, Fred T. Bosman, and Dik J. Kwekkeboom: [¹²³I]Metaiodobenzylguanidine and [¹¹¹In]Octreotide Uptake in Benign and Malignant Pheochromocytomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 685-693. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Javad Khosravi, Anastasia Diamandi, Jehangir Mistry, and Andreas Scorilas: Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein-3 in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 694-699. [Abstract] [Full Text]

W. S. Evans, S. M. Anderson, L. T. Hull, P. P. Azimi, C. Y. Bowers, and J. D. Veldhuis: Continuous 24-Hour Intravenous Infusion of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Hormone-(1–44)-Amide Augments Pulsatile, Entropic, and Daily Rhythmic GH Secretion in Postmenopausal Women Equally in the Estrogen-Withdrawn and Estrogen-Supplemented States
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 700-712. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Samy I. McFarlane, Maryann Banerji, and James R. Sowers: Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 713-718. [Full Text]

I. F. Godsland, J. R. Rosankiewicz, A. J. Proudler, and D. G. Johnston: Plasma Total Homocysteine Concentrations Are Unrelated to Insulin Sensitivity and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 719-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. Mitchell Harman, E. Jeffrey Metter, Jordan D. Tobin, Jay Pearson, and Marc R. Blackman: Longitudinal Effects of Aging on Serum Total and Free Testosterone Levels in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 724-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rita Chadarevian, Eric Bruckert, Laurence Leenhardt, Philippe Giral, Annick Ankri, and Gérard Turpin: Components of the Fibrinolytic System Are Differently Altered in Moderate and Severe Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 732-737. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sinan Caglayan, Metin Ozata, Gokhan Ozisik, Mustafa Turan, Erol Bolu, Cagatay Oktenli, Nuri Arslan, Kemal Erbil, Davut Gul, and I. Caglayan Ozdemir: Plasma Melatonin Concentration before and during Testosterone Replacement in Klinefelter’s Syndrome: Relation to Hepatic Indolamine Metabolism and Sympathoadrenal Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 738-743. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Rendell, U. L. Hulthén, C. Törnquist, L. Groop, and I. Mattiasson: Relationship between Abdominal Fat Compartments and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Early Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 744-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yvan Fleury, Guy Van Melle, Virgile Woringer, Rolf C. Gaillard, and Luc Portmann: Sex-Dependent Variations and Timing of Thyroid Growth during Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 750-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]

P. Alexandersen, B. J. Riis, J. A. Stakkestad, P. D. Delmas, and C. Christiansen: Efficacy of Levormeloxifene in the Prevention of Postmenopausal Bone Loss and on the Lipid Profile Compared to Low Dose Hormone Replacement Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 755-760. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bernhard M. W. Schmidt, Anette C. Georgens, Nicole Martin, Hanns-Christian Tillmann, Martin Feuring, Michael Christ, and Martin Wehling: Interaction of Rapid Nongenomic Cardiovascular Aldosterone Effects with the Adrenergic System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 761-767. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ralf C. Zimmermann, Ennian Xiao, Nabil Husami, Mark V. Sauer, Rogerio Lobo, Jan Kitajewski, and Michel Ferin: Short-Term Administration of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Antibody in the Late Follicular Phase Delays Follicular Development in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 768-772. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Chen-Jei Tai, Sung Keun Kang, and Peter C. K. Leung: Adenosine Triphosphate-Evoked Cytosolic Calcium Oscillations in Human Granulosa-Luteal Cells: Role of Protein Kinase C
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 773-777. [Abstract] [Full Text]

G. Mazzocchi, L. K. Malendowicz, L. Gottardo, F. Aragona, and G. G. Nussdorfer: Orexin A Stimulates Cortisol Secretion from Human Adrenocortical Cells through Activation of the Adenylate Cyclase-Dependent Signaling Cascade
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 778-782. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Cem Gabay, Magali G. Dreyer, Nathalie Pellegrinelli, Rachel Chicheportiche, and Christoph A. Meier: Leptin Directly Induces the Secretion of Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist in Human Monocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 783-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sanne Fisker, Kurt Kristensen, Anne Mette Rosenfalck, Steen Bønløkke Pedersen, Lotte Ebdrup, Bjørn Richelsen, Jannik Hilsted, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Jens Otto L. Jørgensen: Gene Expression of a Truncated and the Full-Length Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor in Subcutaneous Fat and Skeletal Muscle in GH-Deficient Adults: Impact of GH Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 792-796. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Valerie Pruneta, Delphine Autran, Gabriel Ponsin, Christophe Marcais, Laurence Duvillard, Bruno Verges, Francois Berthezene, and Philippe Moulin: Ex Vivo Measurement of Lipoprotein Lipase-Dependent Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)-Triglyceride Hydrolysis in Human VLDL: An Alternative to the Postheparin Assay of Lipoprotein Lipase Activity?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 797-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Theresa M. Siler-Khodr and Marcia Grayson: Action of Chicken II GnRH on the Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 804-810. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Fiorella Miceli, Francesca Minici, Marina Garcia Pardo, Pierluigi Navarra, Caterina Proto, Salvatore Mancuso, Antonio Lanzone, and Rosanna Apa: Endothelins Enhance Prostaglandin (PGE₂ and PGF₂) Biosynthesis and Release by Human Luteal Cells: Evidence of a New Paracrine/Autocrine Regulation of Luteal Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 811-817. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Frank P. M. Kruijver, Alonso Fernández-Guasti, Mariann Fodor, Elise M. Kraan, and Dick F. Swaab: Sex Differences in Androgen Receptors of the Human Mamillary Bodies Are Related to Endocrine Status Rather Than to Sexual Orientation or Transsexuality
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 818-827. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Pascal Imbeault, Hubert Vidal, Angelo Tremblay, Nathalie Vega, André Nadeau, Jean-Pierre Després, and Pascale Mauriège: Age-Related Differences in Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of Key Proteins Involved in Adipose Cell Differentiation and Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 828-833. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Masaki Kitazono, Yutaka Chuman, Takashi Aikou, and Tito Fojo: Construction of Gene Therapy Vectors Targeting Thyroid Cells: Enhancement of Activity and Specificity with Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Agents Modulating the Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Pathway and Demonstration of Activity in Follicular and Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 834-840. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Isabelle Dufort, Fernand Labrie, and Van Luu-The: Human Types 1 and 3 3 ${alpha}$ -Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases: Differential Lability and Tissue Distribution
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 841-846. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Dongwon Byun, Subburaman Mohan, Myunghi Yoo, Christopher Sexton, David J. Baylink, and Xuezhong Qin: Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Accounts for the Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-Binding Protein-4 (IGFBP-4) Proteolytic Activity in Human Pregnancy Serum and Enhances the Mitogenic Activity of IGF by Degrading IGFBP-4 in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 847-854. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Torbjörn G. Söderström, Catarina Bjelfman, Einar Brekkan, Birgitta Ask, Lars Egevad, Bo Johan Norlén, and Anders Rane: Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels of Steroid 5 ${alpha}$ -Reductase 2 in Human Prostate Predict the Enzyme Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 855-858. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Stig Djurhuus, Allan Vaag, and Niels A. H. Klitgaard: Muscle Sodium, Potassium, and [³H]Ouabain Binding in Identical Twins, Discordant for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 859-866. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hiroki Ishikawa, Anthony P. Heaney, Run Yu, Gregory A. Horwitz, and Shlomo Melmed: Human Pituitary Tumor-Transforming Gene Induces Angiogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 867-874. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura, Yasuhiko Tabata, Yoshito Ikada, Ikuo Aoyama, Jun Anzai, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Hiyama, and Makoto Tamura: Acceleration of Fracture Healing in Nonhuman Primates by Fibroblast Growth Factor-2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 875-880. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Márta Korbonits, Stephen A. Bustin, Masayasu Kojima, Suzanne Jordan, Eric F. Adams, David G. Lowe, Kenji Kangawa, and Ashley B. Grossman: The Expression of the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Ligand Ghrelin in Normal and Abnormal Human Pituitary and Other Neuroendocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 881-887. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Daniel Zehnder, Rosemary Bland, Mary C. Williams, Robert W. McNinch, Alexander J. Howie, Paul M. Stewart, and Martin Hewison: Extrarenal Expression of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃-1 ${alpha}$ -Hydroxylase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 888-894. [Abstract] [Full Text]

G. Kaltsas, M. Korbonits, E. Heintz, J. J. Mukherjee, P. J. Jenkins, S. L. Chew, R. Reznek, J. P. Monson, G. M. Besser, R. Foley, K. E. Britton, and A. B. Grossman: Comparison of Somatostatin Analog and Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine Radionuclides in the Diagnosis and Localization of Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 895-902. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rosanee W. Valyasevi, Soma C. Jyonouchi, Charyl M. Dutton, Natee Munsakul, and Rebecca S. Bahn: Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ , Interferon- ${gamma}$ , and Transforming Growth Factor-ß on Adipogenesis and Expression of Thyrotropin Receptor in Human Orbital Preadipocyte Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 903-908. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ana-Maria Bamberger, Markus Koglin, Jörg Kempfert, Thomas Löning, Hasso Scholz, and Sönke Behrends: RAPID COMMUNICATION: Expression and Tissue Localization of Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase in the Human Placenta Using Novel Antibodies Directed against the ${alpha}$ ₂ Subunit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 909-912. [Abstract] [PDF]

Byung-Seok Lee and Romana A. Nowak: Human Leiomyoma Smooth Muscle Cells Show Increased Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-ß3 (TGFß3) and Altered Responses to the Antiproliferative Effects of TGFß
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 913-920. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Comments:

Annika Lindqvist, Ieuan A. Hughes, and Stefan Andersson: Substitution Mutation C268Y Causes 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 3 Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 921-923. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Dalila Pascoe-Lira, Genoveva Duran-Reyes, Iris Contreras-Hernández, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, Francisco Blanco-Favela, and Alfredo Leaños-Miranda: Frequency of Macroprolactinemia Due to Autoantibodies against Prolactin in Pregnant Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 924-929. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Thomas Heiberg Brix, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, Kaare Christensen, and Laszlo Hegedüs: Evidence for a Major Role of Heredity in Graves’ Disease: A Population-Based Study of Two Danish Twin Cohorts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 930-934. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Helen Christou, Jean M. Connors, Mary Ziotopoulou, Vassilia Hatzidakis, Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, Steven A. Ringer, and Christos S. Mantzoros: Cord Blood Leptin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Levels are Independent Predictors of Fetal Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 935-938. [Abstract] [Full Text]

C. Hadigan, J. B. Meigs, J. Rabe, R. B. D’Agostino, P. W. F. Wilson, I. Lipinska, G. H. Tofler, and S. Grinspoon: RAPID COMMUNICATION: Increased PAI-1 and tPA Antigen Levels Are Reduced with Metformin Therapy in HIV-Infected Patients with Fat Redistribution and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 939-943. [Abstract] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Gary R. Grotendorst, Lester F. Lau, and Bernard Perbal: CCN Proteins Are Distinct from, and Should Not Be Considered Members of, the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Superfamily
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 944-945. [Full Text]

Ron G. Rosenfeld, Vivian Hwa, and Youngman Oh: Nomenclature of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Superfamily
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 946. [Full Text]

Paolo Magni, Luciano Martini, and Marcella Motta: Leptin Actions on the Reproductive Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 946a-947. [Full Text]

Gopinath S. Sunil and Cary N. Mariash: Hashimoto’s Encephalitis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 947. [Full Text]

Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin: Paraneoplastic Hypercortisolism as a Risk Factor for Severe Infections in Patients with Malignant Diseases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 947a-948. [Full Text]

Dr. Evangelia Charmandari: Is Hydrocortisone Clearance 50% Slower in the Evening Than in the Morning?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 948. [Full Text]

Eve Van Cauter: Author’s Response: Is Hydrocortisone Clearance 50% Slower in the Evening Than in the Morning?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 948a-949. [Full Text]

Suhail A. R. Doi: Usefulness of the Diagnostic Total Body Scan in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 949. [Full Text]

A. F. Cailleux, E. Baudin, and M. Schlumberger: Authors’ Response: Usefulness of the Diagnostic Total Body Scan in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 949a-950. [Full Text]

Thomas Remer: CCN Proteins Are Distinct from, and Should Not Be Considered Members of, the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Superfamily
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 950. [Full Text]

Christopher Longcope: Author’s Response: Dietary Protein and Fiber Intake and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 950a. [Full Text]

José-Manuel Fernández-Real, Jose Gonzalbez, and Wifredo Ricart: Metabolic Abnormalities in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 950b-951. [Full Text]

Riccardo Rosse and Libuse Tauchmanovà: Authors’ Response: Metabolic Abnormalities in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 951-952. [Full Text]