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Special Articles:

Clifford J. Rosen and John P. Bilezikian: CLINICAL REVIEW 123: HOT TOPIC: Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 957-964. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ira J. Goldberg: CLINICAL REVIEW 124: Diabetic Dyslipidemia: Causes and Consequences
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 965-971. [Full Text]

Yoshiaki Kido, Jun Nakae, and Domenico Accili: CLINICAL REVIEW 125: The Insulin Receptor and Its Cellular Targets
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 972-979. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eric Jéquier: HOT TOPIC: Is Fat Intake a Risk Factor for Fat Gain in Children?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 980-983. [Full Text]

Adolfo García-Ocaña, Rupangi C. Vasavada, Karen K. Takane, Ana Cebrian, Juan Carlos Lopez-Talavera, and Andrew F. Stewart: HOT TOPIC: Using ß-Cell Growth Factors to Enhance Human Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 984-988. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Thomas A. Buchanan: COMMENTARY: Pancreatic B-Cell Defects in Gestational Diabetes: Implications for the Pathogenesis and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 989-993. [Full Text]

Mary H. Samuels: EDITORIAL: Editorial: Evaluation and Treatment of Sporadic Nontoxic Goiter—Some Answers and More Questions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 994-997. [Full Text]

Maria F. T. Wesche, Monique M. C. Tiel-v Buul, Paul Lips, Nico J. Smits, and Wilmar M. Wiersinga: A Randomized Trial Comparing Levothyroxine with Radioactive Iodine in the Treatment of Sporadic Nontoxic Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 998-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Peter J. Snyder: EDITORIAL: Editorial: The Role of Androgens in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1006-1007. [Full Text]

Kathleen M. Kayes-Wandover, R. E. Lee Schindler, Harris C. Taylor, and Perrin C. White: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Type 1 Aldosterone Synthase Deficiency Presenting in a Middle-Aged Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1008-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text]

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Debra L. Waters, Clifford R. Qualls, Richard Dorin, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Richard N. Baumgartner: Increased Pulsatility, Process Irregularity, and Nocturnal Trough Concentrations of Growth Hormone in Amenorrheic Compared to Eumenorrheic Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1013-1019. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Martin Brochu, André Tchernof, Isabelle J. Dionne, Cynthia K. Sites, Georgia H. Eltabbakh, Ethan A. H. Sims, and Eric T. Poehlman: What Are the Physical Characteristics Associated with a Normal Metabolic Profile Despite a High Level of Obesity in Postmenopausal Women?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1020-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Adrian S. Dobs, Paul S. Bachorik, Stefan Arver, A. Wayne Meikle, Steven W. Sanders, Kim E. Caramelli, and Norman A. Mazer: Interrelationships among Lipoprotein Levels, Sex Hormones, Anthropometric Parameters, and Age in Hypogonadal Men Treated for 1 Year with a Permeation-Enhanced Testosterone Transdermal System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1026-1033. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Elizabeth B. Klerman, Don L. Goldenberg, Emery N. Brown, Anne M. Maliszewski, and Gail K. Adler: Circadian Rhythms of Women with Fibromyalgia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1034-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Original Studies:

M. C. Gannon, J. A. Nuttall, G. Damberg, V. Gupta, and F. Q. Nuttall: Effect of Protein Ingestion on the Glucose Appearance Rate in People with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1040-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Carol C. Cheung, Shereen Ezzat, Harley S. Smyth, and Sylvia L. Asa: The Spectrum and Significance of Primary Hypophysitis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1048-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Noriyoshi Yamakita, Takashi Komaki, Toshihiro Takao, Toshihiro Murai, Kozo Hashimoto, and Keigo Yasuda: Usefulness of Thyrotropin (TSH)-Releasing Hormone Test and Nocturnal Surge of TSH for Diagnosis of Isolated Deficit of TSH Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1054-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Roberto Lanes, Peter Gunczler, Edgar Lopez, Sara Esaa, Omar Villaroel, and Renata Revel-Chion: Cardiac Mass and Function, Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness, and Lipoprotein Levels in Growth Hormone-Deficient Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1061-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Steven B. Magill, Hershel Raff, Joseph L. Shaker, Robert C. Brickner, Thomas E. Knechtges, Michael E. Kehoe, and James W. Findling: Comparison of Adrenal Vein Sampling and Computed Tomography in the Differentiation of Primary Aldosteronism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1066-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Diana Manole, Beatrice Schildknecht, Bernadett Gosnell, Eric Adams, and Michael Derwahl: Estrogen Promotes Growth of Human Thyroid Tumor Cells by Different Molecular Mechanisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1072-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Giuseppe Paolisso, Daniela Manzella, Maria Rosaria Tagliamonte, Michelangela Barbieri, Raffaele Marfella, Guido Zito, Massimiliano Bonafè, Dario Giugliano, Claudio Franceschi, and Michele Varricchio: The BB-Paraoxonase Genotype Is Associated with Impaired Brachial Reactivity after Acute Hypertriglyceridemia in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1078-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gian Paolo Rossi, Alfredo Sacchetto, Matteo Chiesura-Corona, Renzo De Toni, Michele Gallina, Gian Pietro Feltrin, and Achille C. Pessina: Identification of the Etiology of Primary Aldosteronism with Adrenal Vein Sampling in Patients with Equivocal Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Findings: Results in 104 Consecutive Cases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1083-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Arosio, S. Garrone, P. Bruzzi, G. Faglia, F. Minuto, and A. Barreca: Diagnostic Value of the Acid-Labile Subunit in Acromegaly: Evaluation in Comparison with Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) I, and IGF-Binding Protein-1, -2, and -3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1091-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text]

C. J. Cunningham, M. Sinnott, A. Denihan, M. Rowan, J. B. Walsh, R. O’Moore, D. Coakley, R. F. Coen, B. A. Lawler, and D. D. O’Neill: Endogenous Sex Hormone Levels in Postmenopausal Women with Alzheimer’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1099-1103. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Andreas Machens, Oliver Gimm, Raoul Hinze, Wolfgang Höppner, Bernhard O. Boehm, and Henning Dralle: Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Oncological Features and Biochemical Properties
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1104-1109. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Fabio Monzani, Vitantonio Di Bello, Nadia Caraccio, Alessio Bertini, Davide Giorgi, Costantino Giusti, and Ele Ferrannini: Effect of Levothyroxine on Cardiac Function and Structure in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1110-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. G. Murphy, S. Weiss, M. McClung, T. Schnitzer, K. Cerchio, J. Connor, D. Krupa, and B. J. Gertz: Effect of Alendronate and MK-677 (a Growth Hormone Secretagogue), Individually and in Combination, on Markers of Bone Turnover and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1116-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Daniela J. Jakubowicz, Markku Seppälä, Salomon Jakubowicz, Otto Rodriguez-Armas, Asdrubal Rivas-Santiago, Hannu Koistinen, Riitta Koistinen, and John E. Nestler: Insulin Reduction with Metformin Increases Luteal Phase Serum Glycodelin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 1 Concentrations and Enhances Uterine Vascularity and Blood Flow in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1126-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rafael Luboshitzky, Ziva Zabari, Zilla Shen-Orr, Paula Herer, and Peretz Lavie: Disruption of the Nocturnal Testosterone Rhythm by Sleep Fragmentation in Normal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1134-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Mahesh Perera, Naveed Sattar, John R. Petrie, Chris Hillier, Michael Small, John M. C. Connell, Gordon D. O. Lowe, and Mary-Ann Lumsden: The Effects of Transdermal Estradiol in Combination with Oral Norethisterone on Lipoproteins, Coagulation, and Endothelial Markers in Postmenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1140-1143. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Horst L. Fehm, Rüdiger Smolnik, Werner Kern, Gerard P. McGregor, Ulrich Bickel, and Jan Born: The Melanocortin Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone/Adrenocorticotropin_4–10 Decreases Body Fat in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1144-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rebecca M. Reynolds, Brian R. Walker, Holly E. Syddall, Christopher B. Whorwood, Peter J. Wood, and David I. W. Phillips: Elevated Plasma Cortisol in Glucose-Intolerant Men: Differences in Responses to Glucose and Habituation to Venepuncture
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1149-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]

José-Manuel Fernandez-Real, Montserrat Vayreda, Cristobal Richart, Cristina Gutierrez, Montserrat Broch, Joan Vendrell, and Wifredo Ricart: Circulating Interleukin 6 Levels, Blood Pressure, and Insulin Sensitivity in Apparently Healthy Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1154-1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jean-Pierre Chanoine, Jean Nève, Sy Wu, Jean Vanderpas, and Pierre Bourdoux: Selenium Decreases Thyroglobulin Concentrations But Does Not Affect the Increased Thyroxine-to-Triiodothyronine Ratio in Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1160-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bert Bakker, Hennie Bikker, Raoul C. M. Hennekam, Ed J. P. Lommen, Mariëtte G. J. Schipper, Thomas Vulsma, and Jan J. M. de Vijlder: Maternal Isodisomy for Chromosome 2p Causing Severe Congenital Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1164-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Emanuela Arvat, Mauro Maccario, Lidia Di Vito, Fabio Broglio, Andrea Benso, Cristina Gottero, Mauro Papotti, Giampiero Muccioli, Carlos Dieguez, Felipe F. Casanueva, Romano Deghenghi, Franco Camanni, and Ezio Ghigo: Endocrine Activities of Ghrelin, a Natural Growth Hormone Secretagogue (GHS), in Humans: Comparison and Interactions with Hexarelin, a Nonnatural Peptidyl GHS, and GH-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1169-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Robert B. Fogel, Atul Malhotra, Giora Pillar, Stephen D. Pittman, Andrea Dunaif, and David P. White: Increased Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1175-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. Muñoz-Hoyos, R. Jaldo, A. Molina-Carballo, G. Escames, M. Macías, J. M. Fernández-GarcÍa, R. J. Reiter, and D. Acuña-Castroviejo: Characterization of Nocturnal Ultradian Rhythms of Melatonin in Children with Growth Hormone-Dependent and Independent Growth Delay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1181-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. L. Ahmed, K. K. L. Ong, A. P. Watts, D. J. Morrell, M. A. Preece, and D. B. Dunger: Elevated Leptin Levels Are Associated with Excess Gains in Fat Mass in Girls, But Not Boys, with Type 1 Diabetes: Longitudinal Study during Adolescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1188-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jonathan H. Tobias, Shane Clarke, Kathryn Mitchell, Simon Robins, Hanya Amer, and William D. Fraser: Analysis of the Contribution of Dydrogesterone to Bone Turnover Changes in Postmenopausal Women Commencing Hormone Replacement Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1194-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Wen-Chi Hsueh, Braxton D. Mitchell, Jennifer L. Schneider, Pamela L. St. Jean, Toni I. Pollin, Margaret G. Ehm, Michael J. Wagner, Daniel K. Burns, Hakan Sakul, Callum J. Bell, and Alan R. Shuldiner: Genome-Wide Scan of Obesity in the Old Order Amish
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1199-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stephan J. L. Bakker, Jan C. ter Maaten, Corrie Popp-Snijders, Joris P. J. Slaets, Robert J. Heine, and Rijk O. B. Gans: The Relationship between Thyrotropin and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Modified by Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Euthyroid Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1206-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Paul Lips, Tu Duong, Anna Oleksik, Dennis Black, Steven Cummings, David Cox, and Thomas Nickelsen: A Global Study of Vitamin D Status and Parathyroid Function in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Baseline Data from the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1212-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Torben Laursen, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, Lene Heickendorff, Jørn Drustrup, Anne-Marie Kappelgaard, Jens O. L. Jørgensen, and Jens S. Christiansen: Long-Term Effects of Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion Versus Daily Subcutaneous Injections of Growth Hormone (GH) on the Insulin-Like Growth Factor System, Insulin Sensitivity, Body Composition, and Bone and Lipoprotein Metabolism in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eric Bertin, Peter Arner, Jan Bolinder, and Eva Hagström-Toft: Action of Glucagon and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-(7-36) Amide on Lipolysis in Human Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle in Vivo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1229-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael Stumvoll, Andreas Fritsche, Norbert Stefan, Elke Hardt, and Hans Häring: Evidence against a Rate-Limiting Role of Proinsulin Processing for Maximal Insulin Secretion in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and ß-Cell Dysfunction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1235-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Annemie L. M. Boehmer, Albert O. Brinkmann, Rien M. Nijman, Marja C. T. Verleun-Mooijman, Petra de Ruiter, Martinus F. Niermeijer, and Stenvert L. S. Drop: Phenotypic Variation in a Family with Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Explained by Differences in 5 ${alpha}$ Dihydrotestosterone Availability
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1240-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Alex Odermatt, Bernhard Dick, Peter Arnold, Tanja Zaehner, Valmai Plueschke, Margarita N. Deregibus, Horacio Repetto, Brigitte M. Frey, Felix J. Frey, and Paolo Ferrari: A Mutation in the Cofactor-Binding Domain of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Associated with Mineralocorticoid Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1247-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text]

David A. D’Alessio, Timothy J. Kieffer, Gerald J. Taborsky, Jr., and Peter J. Havel: Activation of the Parasympathetic Nervous System Is Necessary for Normal Meal-Induced Insulin Secretion in Rhesus Macaques
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1253-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Claudine Lassarre and Michel Binoux: Measurement of Intact Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 in Human Plasma Using a Ligand Immunofunctional Assay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1260-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jens M. Bruun, Steen B. Pedersen, and Bjørn Richelsen: Regulation of Interleukin 8 Production and Gene Expression in Human Adipose Tissue in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Cheri Deal, Jing Ma, Françoise Wilkin, Jean Paquette, Florence Rozen, Bing Ge, Thomas Hudson, Meir Stampfer, and Michael Pollak: Novel Promoter Polymorphism in Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3: Correlation with Serum Levels and Interaction with Known Regulators
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Kyoko Kasahara, Kenji Takakura, Koichi Takebayashi, Fuminori Kimura, Keiko Nakanishi, and Yoichi Noda: The Role of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin on Decidualization of Endometrial Stromal Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1281-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gregorio D. Chazenbalk, Sandra M. McLachlan, Pavel Pichurin, Xin-Min Yan, and Basil Rapoport: A Prion-Like Shift between Two Conformational Forms of a Recombinant Thyrotropin Receptor A-Subunit Module: Purification and Stabilization Using Chemical Chaperones of the Form Reactive with Graves’ Autoantibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1287-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hannamaarit Helisten, Anna Höckerstedt, Kristiina Wähälä, Aila Tiitinen, Herman Adlercreutz, Matti Jauhiainen, and Matti J. Tikkanen: Accumulation of High-Density Lipoprotein-Derived Estradiol-17ß Fatty Acid Esters in Low-Density Lipoprotein Particles
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1294-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Giulio Ceolotto, Alessandra Gallo, Michelangelo Sartori, Roberto Valente, Elisabetta Baritono, Andrea Semplicini, and Angelo Avogaro: Hyperglycemia Acutely Increases Monocyte Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Activity in Vivo in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1301-1305. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Husam Ghanim, Rajesh Garg, Ahmad Aljada, Priya Mohanty, Yuvraj Kumbkarni, Ezzat Assian, Wael Hamouda, and Paresh Dandona: Suppression of Nuclear Factor- ${kappa}$ B and Stimulation of Inhibitor ${kappa}$ B by Troglitazone: Evidence for an Anti-inflammatory Effect and a Potential Antiatherosclerotic Effect in the Obese
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1306-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text]

E. Schoof, M. Girstl, W. Frobenius, M. Kirschbaum, H. G. Dörr, W. Rascher, and J. Dötsch: Decreased Gene Expression of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 and 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase in Human Placenta of Patients with Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1313-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Artur J. Jakimiuk, Stacy R. Weitsman, Alireza Navab, and Denis A. Magoffin: Luteinizing Hormone Receptor, Steroidogenesis Acute Regulatory Protein, and Steroidogenic Enzyme Messenger Ribonucleic Acids Are Overexpressed in Thecal and Granulosa Cells from Polycystic Ovaries
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1318-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stephan Steckelbroeck, Mathias Watzka, Robert Reichelt, Volkmar H. J. Hans, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner, Dagmar D. Heidrich, Johannes Schramm, Frank Bidlingmaier, and Dietrich Klingmüller: Characterization of the 5 ${alpha}$ -Reductase-3 ${alpha}$ -Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Complex in the Human Brain
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1324-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hye-Won Chung, Yan Wen, Jung-Ja Ahn, Hye-Sung Moon, and Mary Lake Polan: Interleukin-1ß Regulates Urokinase Plasminogen Activator (u-PA), u-PA Receptor, Soluble u-PA Receptor, and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Cultured Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1332-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Pär Stattin, Stefan Söderberg, Göran Hallmans, Annika Bylund, Rudolf Kaaks, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Anders Bergh, and Tommy Olsson: Leptin Is Associated with Increased Prostate Cancer Risk: A Nested Case-Referent Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1341-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Shalini Gupta, Aneeta Patel, Angela Folstad, Cydney Fenton, Catherine A. Dinauer, R. Michael Tuttle, Richard Conran, and Gary L. Francis: Infiltration of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Proliferating Lymphocytes Is Associated with Improved Disease-Free Survival for Children and Young Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1346-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ola Hessman, Britt Skogseid, Gunnar Westin, and Göran Åkerström: Multiple Allelic Deletions and Intratumoral Genetic Heterogeneity in MEN1 Pancreatic Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1355-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yasunari Muramatsu, Norihiro Sugino, Takashi Suzuki, Kazuhito Totsune, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Atsushi Tashiro, Michio Hongo, Yutaka Oki, and Hironobu Sasano: Urocortin and Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Expression in Normal Cycling Human Ovaries
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1362-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hilary O. D. Critchley, Robert M. Brenner, Teresa A. Henderson, Karin Williams, Nihar R. Nayak, Ov D. Slayden, Michael R. Millar, and Philippa T. K. Saunders: Estrogen Receptor ß, But Not Estrogen Receptor ${alpha}$ , Is Present in the Vascular Endothelium of the Human and Nonhuman Primate Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1370-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Giuseppina Lecce, Geri Meduri, Magali Ancelin, Christine Bergeron, and Martine Perrot-Applanat: Presence of Estrogen Receptor ß in the Human Endometrium through the Cycle: Expression in Glandular, Stromal, and Vascular Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1379-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hong-Yuan Huang, Yan Wen, Jan S. Kruessel, Francisco Raga, Yung-Kuei Soong, and Mary Lake Polan: Interleukin (IL)-1ß Regulation of IL-1ß and IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Expression in Cultured Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1387-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Comments:

Masanori Minagawa, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Yoichi Kohno, Hiroshi Mochizuki, Geoffrey N. Hendy, David Goltzman, John H. White, and Toshiyuki Yasuda: Analysis of the P3 Promoter of the Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor Gene in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1394-1397. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Louise T. Dalgaard, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Thomas Drivsholm, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Teis Andersen, Torben Hansen, and Oluf Pedersen: A Prevalent Polymorphism in the Promoter of the UCP3Gene and Its Relationship to Body Mass Index and Long Term Body Weight Change in the Danish Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1398-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text]

R. Bergholm, J. Westerbacka, S. Vehkavaara, A. Seppälä-Lindroos, T. Goto, and H. Yki-Järvinen: Insulin Sensitivity Regulates Autonomic Control of Heart Rate Variation Independent of Body Weight in Normal Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1403-1409. [Abstract] [Full Text]

K. Cusi, S. Cukier, R. A. DeFronzo, M. Torres, F. M. Puchulu, and J. C. Pereira Redondo: Vanadyl Sulfate Improves Hepatic and Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1410-1417. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rapid Communications:

Eva Rask, Tommy Olsson, Stefan Soderberg, Ruth Andrew, Dawn E. W. Livingstone, Owe Johnson, and Brian R. Walker: Tissue-Specific Dysregulation of Cortisol Metabolism in Human Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1418-1421. [Abstract] [PDF]

Simone J. M. Neele, Serge A. R. B. Rombouts, Marije A. Bierlaagh, Frederik Barkhof, Phillip Scheltens, and J. Coen Netelenbos: Raloxifene Affects Brain Activation Patterns in Postmenopausal Women during Visual Encoding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1422. [Abstract] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Beverley E. Pearson Murphy: Allopregnanolone Assays
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1425. [Full Text]

Felice Petraglia: Author’s Response: Allopregnanolone Assays
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1425a. [Full Text]

George Phillipov: Defective Cortisone 11-Oxoreductase Activity?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1425b-1426. [Full Text]

Anna Nordenstrom, Claude Marcus, Magnus Axelson, Anna Wedell, and Martin Ritzén: Defective 11ß-HSD Reductase Activity in a Patient with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1426-1427. [Full Text]

Robert I. Henkin: Smell, Taste, Head Trauma, and Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1427-1428. [Full Text]

S. Benvenga, A. Campenní, R. M. Ruggeri, and F. Trimarchi: On Possible Impairment of Smell and Taste Ability in Posttraumatic Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1427a-1428. [Full Text]

G. A. Thomas and E. D. Williams: Chernobyl Thyroid Tumor Bank
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1428. [Full Text]

Francesco Cetta, Monica Gori, Giulia Montalto, Michele Zuckermann, and Paolo Toti: Different Significance of ret/PTC₁ and ret/PTC₃ Rearrangements in Thyroid Carcinogenesis: Lesson from Two Subgroups of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Showing the Highest Incidence of ret/PTC Activation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1429. [Full Text]

John E. Nestler: Metformin and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001 86: 1430. [Full Text]