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

Special Features:

R. D. Murray and S. M. Shalet

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE: Adult Growth Hormone Replacement: Lessons Learned and Future Direction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4427-4428, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020430 [Full Text]  

Rachel B. Wagman and Robert Marcus

EDITORIAL: Beyond Bone Mineral Density—Navigating the Laboratory Assessment of Patients with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4429-4430, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021310 [Full Text]  

Cara Tannenbaum, Julie Clark, Kevin Schwartzman, Sylvan Wallenstein, Robert Lapinski, Diane Meier, and Marjorie Luckey

Yield of Laboratory Testing to Identify Secondary Contributors to Osteoporosis in Otherwise Healthy Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4431-4437, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020275 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joel N. Hirschhorn and David Altshuler

EDITORIAL: Once and Again—Issues Surrounding Replication in Genetic Association Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4438-4441, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021329 [Full Text]  

Peter Jacobson, Olavi Ukkola, Tuomo Rankinen, Eric E. Snyder, Arthur S. Leon, D. C. Rao, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Lars Lönn, George S. Cowan, Jr., Lars Sjöström, and Claude Bouchard

Melanocortin 4 Receptor Sequence Variations Are Seldom a Cause of Human Obesity: The Swedish Obese Subjects, the HERITAGE Family Study, and a Memphis Cohort
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4442-4446, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020568 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary P. Gillam, Stewart Middler, Daniel J. Freed, and Mark E. Molitch

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: The Novel Use of Very High Doses of Cabergoline and a Combination of Testosterone and an Aromatase Inhibitor in the Treatment of a Giant Prolactinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4447-4451, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020426 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diva D. De León, Beverly J. Lange, David Walterhouse, and Thomas Moshang

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Long-Term (15 Years) Outcome in an Infant with Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4452-4456, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011978 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen A. Huang, Stephanie A. Fish, David M. Dorfman, Domenico Salvatore, Harry P. W. Kozakewich, Susan J. Mandel, and P. Reed Larsen

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: A 21-Year-Old Woman with Consumptive Hypothyroidism due to a Vascular Tumor Expressing Type 3 Iodothyronine Deiodinase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4457-4461, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020627 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Inge Bülow Pedersen, Nils Knudsen, Torben Jørgensen, Hans Perrild, Lars Ovesen, and Peter Laurberg

Large Differences in Incidences of Overt Hyper- and Hypothyroidism Associated with a Small Difference in Iodine Intake: A Prospective Comparative Register-Based Population Survey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4462-4469, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020750 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Rogers, G. Saleh, R. A. Hannon, D. Greenfield, and R. Eastell

Circulating Estradiol and Osteoprotegerin as Determinants of Bone Turnover and Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4470-4475, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020396 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefano Palomba, Francesco Orio, Jr., Michele Morelli, Tiziana Russo, Massimilano Pellicano, Carmine Nappi, Pasquale Mastrantonio, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, and Fulvio Zullo

Raloxifene Administration in Women Treated with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist for Uterine Leiomyomas: Effects on Bone Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4476-4481, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020780 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. R. Parker, P. J. Blackwell, K. J. Fairbairn, and D. J. Hosking

Alendronate in the Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroid-Related Osteoporosis: A 2-Year Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4482-4489, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-010385 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fausto Bogazzi, Luigi Bartalena, Alberto Campomori, Sandra Brogioni, Claudio Traino, Fabio De Martino, Giuseppe Rossi, Francesco Lippi, Aldo Pinchera, and Enio Martino

Treatment with Lithium Prevents Serum Thyroid Hormone Increase after Thionamide Withdrawal and Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4490-4495, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020580 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harpal S. Randeva, Krzysztof C. Lewandowski, Józef Drzewoski, Katherine Brooke-Wavell, Chris O’Callaghan, Leszek Czupryniak, Edward W. Hillhouse, and Gordana M. Prelevic

Exercise Decreases Plasma Total Homocysteine in Overweight Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4496-4501, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-012056 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Huopio, J. Jääskeläinen, J. Komulainen, R. Miettinen, P. Kärkkäinen, M. Laakso, P. Tapanainen, R. Voutilainen, and T. Otonkoski

Acute Insulin Response Tests for the Differential Diagnosis of Congenital Hyperinsulinism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4502-4507, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020378 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. M. Cook, B. M. K. Biller, M. L. Vance, A. R. Hoffman, L. S. Phillips, K. M. Ford, D. P. Benziger, A. Illeperuma, S. L. Blethen, K. M. Attie, L. N. Dao, J. D. Reimann, and P. J. Fielder

The Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Characteristics of a Long-Acting Growth Hormone (GH) Preparation (Nutropin Depot) in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4508-4514, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020480 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Nancy Mullen, Ioannis Kyrou, and Lynnette K. Nieman

Nighttime Salivary Cortisol: A Useful Test for the Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4515-4521, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020534 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicola Abate, Steven M. Haffner, Abhimanyu Garg, Ronald M. Peshock, and Scott M. Grundy

Sex Steroid Hormones, Upper Body Obesity, and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4522-4527, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020567 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Jacques Body, Gregory A. Gaich, Wim H. Scheele, Pandurang M. Kulkarni, Paul D. Miller, Anne Peretz, Robin K. Dore, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Alexandra Papaioannou, David C. Cumming, and Anthony B. Hodsman

A Randomized Double-Blind Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Teriparatide [Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone (1–34)] with Alendronate in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4528-4535, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020334 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tayfun Bagis, Adnan Gokcel, Hulusi Bulent Zeyneloglu, Ebru Tarim, Esra Bulgan Kilicdag, and Bulent Haydardedeoglu

The Effects of Short-Term Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Micronized Progesterone on Glucose Metabolism and Lipid Profiles in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4536-4540, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020294 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard S. Fink, Lisa N. Pierre, Peter T. Daley-Yates, David H. Richards, Anthony Gibson, and John W. Honour

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function after Inhaled Corticosteroids: Unreliability of Urinary Free Cortisol Estimation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4541-4546, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020287 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Yaron Zalel, Eric Smith, Ram Mazkereth, Ayala Aviram, Shlomo Lipitz, and Reuven Achiron

Prenatal Diagnosis of Sex Differentiation Disorders: The Role of Fetal Ultrasound
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4547-4553, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011034 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. S. Bevan, S. L. Atkin, A. B. Atkinson, P.-M. Bouloux, F. Hanna, P. E. Harris, R. A. James, M. McConnell, G. A. Roberts, M. F. Scanlon, P. M. Stewart, E. Teasdale, H. E. Turner, J. A. H. Wass, and J. M. Wardlaw

Primary Medical Therapy for Acromegaly: An Open, Prospective, Multicenter Study of the Effects of Subcutaneous and Intramuscular Slow-Release Octreotide on Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Tumor Size
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4554-4563, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-012012 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

D. Smith, K. McKenna, K. Moore, W. Tormey, J. Finucane, J. Phillips, P. Baylis, and C. J. Thompson

Baroregulation of Vasopressin Release in Adipsic Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4564-4568, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020090 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David B. Seifer, Bo Feng, Robert M. Shelden, Shiling Chen, and Cheryl F. Dreyfus

Neurotrophin-4/5 and Neurotrophin-3 Are Present within the Human Ovarian Follicle but Appear to Have Different Paracrine/Autocrine Functions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4569-4571, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020499 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Kimpimäki, P. Kulmala, K. Savola, A. Kupila, S. Korhonen, T. Simell, J. Ilonen, O. Simell, and M. Knip

Natural History of ß-Cell Autoimmunity in Young Children with Increased Genetic Susceptibility to Type 1 Diabetes Recruited from the General Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4572-4579, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020018 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soon-Cen Huang, Ming-Jer Tang, Keng-Fu Hsu, Ya-Min Cheng, and Cheng-Yang Chou

Fas and Its Ligand, Caspases, and Bcl-2 Expression in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist-Treated Uterine Leiomyoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4580-4586, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011968 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Kratzsch, A. Lammert, A. Bottner, B. Seidel, G. Mueller, J. Thiery, J. Hebebrand, and W. Kiess

Circulating Soluble Leptin Receptor and Free Leptin Index during Childhood, Puberty, and Adolescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4587-4594, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020001 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuyuki Wada, Quan-Yang Duh, Daishu Miura, Laurent Brunaud, Mariwil G. Wong, and Orlo H. Clark

Chromosomal Aberrations by Comparative Genomic Hybridization in Hürthle Cell Thyroid Carcinomas Are Associated with Tumor Recurrence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4595-4601, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020339 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marek Straczkowski, Stella Dzienis-Straczkowska, Agnieszka Stêpieñ, Irina Kowalska, Malgorzata Szelachowska, and Ida Kinalska

Plasma Interleukin-8 Concentrations Are Increased in Obese Subjects and Related to Fat Mass and Tumor Necrosis Factor- System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4602-4606, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020135 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christof Schöfl, Rüdiger Horn, Thilo Schill, Hans W. Schlösser, Manfred J. Müller, and Georg Brabant

Circulating Ghrelin Levels in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4607-4610, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020505 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Colleen Hadigan, Jessica Rabe, and Steven Grinspoon

Sustained Benefits of Metformin Therapy on Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Fat Redistribution and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4611-4615, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020709 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Grottoli, R. Giordano, B. Maccagno, M. Pellegrino, E. Ghigo, and E. Arvat

The Stimulatory Effect of Canrenoate, a Mineralocorticoid Antagonist, on the Activity of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Is Abolished by Alprazolam, a Benzodiazepine, in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4616-4620, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020331 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. C. Ng, C. W. K. Lam, C. H. Lee, K. C. Ma, T. F. Fok, I. H. S. Chan, and E. Wong

Reference Ranges and Factors Affecting the Human Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Test in Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4621-4628, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011620 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mariangela Cisternino, Marilena Draghi, Silvana Lauriola, Daniele Scarcella, Sergio Bernasconi, Luciano Cavallo, Filippo De Luca, Angelo Lomeo, and Luciano Tatò

The Acid-Labile Subunit of Human Ternary Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Complex in Girls with Central Precocious Puberty before and during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4629-4633, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020308 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitsuhiro Sanada, Yukihito Higashi, Keigo Nakagawa, Mikio Tsuda, Ichiro Kodama, Masashi Kimura, Kazuaki Chayama, and Koso Ohama

Hormone Replacement Effects on Endothelial Function Measured in the Forearm Resistance Artery in Normocholesterolemic and Hypercholesterolemic Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4634-4641, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011223 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xinhua Chen and Theresa O. Scholl

Ethnic Differences in C-Peptide/Insulin/Glucose Dynamics in Young Pregnant Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4642-4646, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011949 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Miriam E. Silfen, Cedric H. L. Shackleton, Alexandra M. Manibo, Lenore S. Levine, Deepa Sekhar, Donald J. McMahon, and Sharon E. Oberfield

5-Reductase and 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in Prepubertal Hispanic Girls with Premature Adrenarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4647-4651, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-012045 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Norbert Stefan, Joy C. Bunt, Arline D. Salbe, Tohru Funahashi, Yuji Matsuzawa, and P. Antonio Tataranni

Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Children: Relationships with Obesity and Insulinemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4652-4656, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020694 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margreet A. Veening, Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch, and Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal

Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity, and Insulin Secretion in Children Born Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4657-4661, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011940 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Obuobie, J. Smith, L. M. Evans, R. John, J. S. Davies, and J. H. Lazarus

Increased Central Arterial Stiffness in Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4662-4666, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020493 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martha Lappas, Michael Permezel, Harry M. Georgiou, and Gregory E. Rice

Regulation of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human Gestational Tissues by Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-: Effect of 15-Deoxy-^12,14-PGJ₂ and Troglitazone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4667-4672, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020613 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daisy Chin, Sharon E. Oberfield, Miriam E. Silfen, Donald J. McMahon, Alexandra M. Manibo, Domenico Accili, and Lenore S. Levine

Proinsulin in Girls: Relationship to Obesity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4673-4677, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011535 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harald Stingl, Wolfgang J. Schnedl, Martin Krssak, Elisabeth Bernroider, Martin G. Bischof, Theresa Lahousen, Giovanni Pacini, and Michael Roden

Reduction of Hepatic Glycogen Synthesis and Breakdown in Patients with Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4678-4685, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020036 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

José-Manuel Fernandez-Real, Michel Pugeat, Mar Grasa, Montserrat Broch, Joan Vendrell, Jocelyne Brun, and Wifredo Ricart

Serum Corticosteroid-Binding Globulin Concentration and Insulin Resistance Syndrome: A Population Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4686-4690, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011843 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Troels Krarup Hansen, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, Hans Ørskov, Michael Højby Rasmussen, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Jens Otto L. Jørgensen

Dose Dependency of the Pharmacokinetics and Acute Lipolytic Actions of Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4691-4698, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020563 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven L. Coon, Elena del Olmo, W. Scott Young, III, and David C. Klein

Melatonin Synthesis Enzymes in Macaca mulatta: Focus on Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.87)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4699-4706, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020683 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gabor Halmos, Andrew V. Schally, Tamas Czompoly, Magdalena Krupa, Jozsef L. Varga, and Zoltan Rekasi

Expression of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Its Receptor Splice Variants in Human Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4707-4714, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020347 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kathryn Farrand, Brett Delahunt, Xiao-li Wang, Bryan McIver, Ian D. Hay, John R. Goellner, Norman L. Eberhardt, and Stefan K. G. Grebe

High Resolution Loss of Heterozygosity Mapping of 17p13 in Thyroid Cancer: Hurthle Cell Carcinomas Exhibit a Small 411-Kilobase Common Region of Allelic Imbalance, Probably Containing a Novel Tumor Suppressor Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4715-4721, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020708 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuhide Ogino, Kazuyoshi Ogura, Yoshiharu Kinugasa, Yoshiyuki Furuse, Kazuhiko Uchida, Masaki Shimoyama, Toru Kinugawa, Shuichi Osaki, Masahiko Kato, Yoko Tomikura, Osamu Igawa, Ichiro Hisatome, John P. Bilezikian, and Chiaki Shigemasa

Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Produced in the Myocardium and Increased in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4722-4727, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020314 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria Luisa Martelli, Rodolfo Iuliano, Ilaria Le Pera, Irene Sama’, Carmen Monaco, Simona Cammarota, Todd Kroll, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Massimo Santoro, and Alfredo Fusco

Inhibitory Effects of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor on Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4728-4735, doi:10.1210/jc.2001-012054 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanna Mantovani, Emilia Ballare, Enza Giammona, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, and Anna Spada

The Gs Gene: Predominant Maternal Origin of Transcription in Human Thyroid Gland and Gonads
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4736-4740, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020183 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel C. Danila, Xun Zhang, Yunli Zhou, Jaafar N. Sleiman Haidar, and Anne Klibanski

Overexpression of Wild-Type Activin Receptor Alk4-1 Restores Activin Antiproliferative Effects in Human Pituitary Tumor Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4741-4746, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020527 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne Lene Dalkjær Riis, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, Christian Born Djurhuus, Helene Nørrelund, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, Jørgen Weeke, and Niels Møller

Elevated Regional Lipolysis in Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4747-4753, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020174 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. K. Buckway, K. A. Selva, K. L. Pratt, E. Tjoeng, J. Guevara-Aguirre, and R. G. Rosenfeld

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Generation as a Measure of GH Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4754-4765, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020045 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiaki Somekawa, Hidenori Umeki, Kimiko Kobayashi, Sigeo Tomura, Takeshi Aso, and Hideo Hamaguchi

Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Hepatic Lipase Polymorphism on Serum Lipid Profiles in Postmenopausal Japanese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4766-4770, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020245 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Judith Favier, Pierre Rustin, Claudine Rieubland, Véronique Kerlan, Pierre-François Plouin, Agnès Rötig, and Xavier Jeunemaitre

Functional Consequences of a SDHB Gene Mutation in an Apparently Sporadic Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4771-4774, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020525 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jamileh Movassat, Gillian M. Beattie, Ana D. Lopez, and Alberto Hayek

Exendin 4 Up-Regulates Expression of PDX 1 and Hastens Differentiation and Maturation of Human Fetal Pancreatic Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4775-4781, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020137 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Esther Eisenberg, Grant R. Yeaman, Ted A. Anderson, Judith McBean, and Kevin G. Osteen

Steroid and Cytokine Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Endometriosis and the Establishment of Experimental Endometriosis in Nude Mice
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4782-4791, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020418 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Victor J. Bernet, Jeffrey Anderson, Yashesh Vaishnav, Barbara Solomon, Carol F. Adair, Motoyasu Saji, Kenneth D. Burman, Henry B. Burch, and Matthew D. Ringel

Determination of Galectin-3 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Overexpression in Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4792-4796, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020390 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. Alfaidy, S. Gupta, C. DeMarco, I. Caniggia, and J. R. G. Challis

Oxygen Regulation of Placental 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 2: Physiological and Pathological Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4797-4805, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020310 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luciane Martins, Sílvia E. Matsuo, Kátia N. Ebina, Marco Aurélio V. Kulcsar, Celso U. M. Friguglietti, and Edna T. Kimura

COMMENT: Galectin-3 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Are Expressed in Benign Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4806-4810, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020094 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harald Brumm, Arne Pfeufer, Heike Biebermann, Dirk Schnabel, Dorothee Deiss, and Annette Grüters

COMMENT: Congenital Central Hypothyroidism due to Homozygous Thyrotropin ß 313T Mutation Is Caused by a Founder Effect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4811-4816, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020297 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antoinette Moran, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Julia Steinberger, Pinchas Cohen, Ching-Ping Hong, Ronald Prineas, and Alan R. Sinaiko

COMMENT: Association between the Insulin Resistance of Puberty and the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I/Growth Hormone Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4817-4820, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020517 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Communications:

Ryo Imanishi, Akira Ohtsuru, Miyoko Iwamatsu, Takashi Iioka, Hiroyuki Namba, Shinji Seto, Katsusuke Yano, and Shunichi Yamashita

A Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Enhances Killing of Undifferentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Cells by p53 Gene Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4821-4824, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020877 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alfredo Leaños-Miranda, Jo Ann Janovick, and P. Michael Conn

Receptor-Misrouting: An Unexpectedly Prevalent and Rescuable Etiology in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor-Mediated Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4825-4828, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020961 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fabio Broglio, Peter van Koetsveld, Andrea Benso, Cristina Gottero, Flavia Prodam, Mauro Papotti, Giampiero Muccioli, Carlotta Gauna, Leo Hofland, Romano Deghenghi, Emanuela Arvat, Aart Jan van der Lely, and Ezio Ghigo

Ghrelin Secretion Is Inhibited by Either Somatostatin or Cortistatin in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4829-4832, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020956 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Adebayo O. Olukoga

Macroprolactinemia Is Clinically Important
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4833-4834, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020936 [Full Text]  

Thierry Brue

Author’s Response: Macroprolactinemia Revisited—A Study on 106 Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4834 [Full Text]  

The Endocrine Society:

The Endocrine Society and Pharmacia Corporation Award for Published Clinical Research in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4835 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4461. [Full Text]  

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, FASEB EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LECTURE AND AWARD 2004
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4475. [Full Text]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4495. [Full Text]  

2003 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4628. [Full Text]  

The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4641. [Full Text]  

Second European Congress of the European Chapter of the American College of Nutrition, November 15–16, 2002, Athens, Greece
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4661. [Full Text]  

Journées Internationales d’Endocrinologie Clinique, Henri-Pierre Klotz, Société Française d’Endocrinologie, First Announcement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4727. [Full Text]  

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Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4836-4838. [Full Text]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program - NIDDK: Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides & Other Hormones, Antisera, Reagents, & Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4839-4841. [Full Text]  

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