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Faizel Osman, Michael D. Gammage, Michael C. Sheppard, and Jayne A. Franklyn: CLINICAL REVIEW 142: Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Thyroid Dysfunction - The Hidden Menace?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 963-967. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bernadette Biondi, Emiliano A. Palmieri, Gaetano Lombardi, and Serafino Fazio: CLINICAL REVIEW 143: Effects of Thyroid Hormone on Cardiac Function - The Relative Importance of Heart Rate, Loading Conditions, and Myocardial Contractility in the Regulation of Cardiac Performance in Human Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 968-974. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Irl B. Hirsch: EDITORIAL: In-Patient Hyperglycemia—Are We Ready to Treat It Yet?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 975-977. [Full Text]

Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Scott D. Isaacs, Niloofar Bazargan, Xiangdong You, Leonard M. Thaler, and Abbas E. Kitabchi: Hyperglycemia: An Independent Marker of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Undiagnosed Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 978-982. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bruce Ettinger and John P. Bilezikian: EDITORIAL: For Osteoporosis, Are Two Antiresorptive Drugs Better Than One?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 983-984. [Full Text]

Olof Johnell, Wim H. Scheele, Yili Lu, Jean-Yves Reginster, Allan G. Need, and Ego Seeman: Additive Effects of Raloxifene and Alendronate on Bone Density and Biochemical Markers of Bone Remodeling in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 985-992. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Fred Amato, Graham M. Warnes, Christine A. Kirby, and Robert J. Norman: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Infertility Caused by hCG Autoantibody
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Endocrine Care:

Massimo Terzolo, Anna Pia, Anna Alì, Giangiacomo Osella, Giuseppe Reimondo, Silvia Bovio, Fulvia Daffara, Massimo Procopio, Piero Paccotti, Giorgio Borretta, and Alberto Angeli: Adrenal Incidentaloma: A New Cause of the Metabolic Syndrome?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 998-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eric T. Poehlman, Walter F. Denino, Travis Beckett, Kristen A. Kinaman, Isabelle J. Dionne, Roman Dvorak, and Philip A. Ades: Effects of Endurance and Resistance Training on Total Daily Energy Expenditure in Young Women: A Controlled Randomized Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1004-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. W. C. Kung, M. T. Chau, T. T. Lao, S. C. F. Tam, and L. C. K. Low: The Effect of Pregnancy on Thyroid Nodule Formation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1010-1014. [Abstract] [Full Text]

K. Burski, B. Torjussen, A. Q. Paulsen, H. Boman, and J. Bollerslev: Parathyroid Adenoma in a Subject with Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia: Coincidence or Causality?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1015-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Mark R. Palmert, Catherine M. Gordon, Alex I. Kartashov, Richard S. Legro, S. Jean Emans, and Andrea Dunaif: Screening for Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1017-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Nancy D. Perrier, Philip H. G. Ituarte, Eugene Morita, Timothy Hamill, Robert Gielow, Quan-Yang Duh, and Orlo H. Clark: Parathyroid Surgery: Separating Promise from Reality
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hubert Blain, Anne Vuillemin, Francis Guillemin, Richard Durant, Bernadette Hanesse, Nicole de Talance, Brigitte Doucet, and Claude Jeandel: Serum Leptin Level Is a Predictor of Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1030-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jerry R. Greenfield, Katherine Samaras, and Donald J. Chisholm: Insulin Resistance, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Androgens in Healthy Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1036-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ken Ong, Jurgen Kratzsch, Wieland Kiess, and David Dunger: Circulating IGF-I Levels in Childhood Are Related to Both Current Body Composition and Early Postnatal Growth Rate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1041-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sirimon Reutrakul, Alexandra Dumitrescu, Paolo E. Macchia, George William Moll, Jr., H. Vierhapper, and Samuel Refetoff: Complete Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) Deficiency in Two Families without Mutations in Coding or Promoter Regions of the TBG Genes: In Vitro Demonstration of Exon Skipping
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1045-1051. [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. Richter-Unruh, H. T. Wessels, U. Menken, M. Bergmann, K. Schmittmann-Ohters, J. Schaper, S. Tappeser, and B. P. Hauffa: Male LH-Independent Sexual Precocity in a 3.5-Year-Old Boy Caused by a Somatic Activating Mutation of the LH Receptor in a Leydig Cell Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1052-1056. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Nigel P. Mongan, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Katherine Green, John W. Schwabe, Naoto Shimura, Mehul Dattani, and Ieuan A. Hughes: Two de Novo Mutations in the AR Gene Cause the Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1057-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text]

R. C. Christian, S. Harrington, W. D. Edwards, A. L. Oberg, and L. A. Fitzpatrick: Estrogen Status Correlates with the Calcium Content of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1062-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stig Andersen, Klaus Michael Pedersen, Niels Henrik Bruun, and Peter Laurberg: Narrow Individual Variations in Serum T₄ and T₃ in Normal Subjects: A Clue to the Understanding of Subclinical Thyroid Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1068-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Erik K. Alexander and P. Reed Larsen: High Dose ¹³¹I Therapy for the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism Caused by Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1073-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Matthias Pirlich, Henrik Biering, Helga Gerl, Manfred Ventz, Bernd Schmidt, Siegfried Ertl, and Herbert Lochs: Loss of Body Cell Mass in Cushing’s Syndrome: Effect of Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1078-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Paola Viganò, Edgardo Somigliana, Roberta Matrone, Antonella Dubini, Carlos Barron, Mario Vignali, and Anna Maria di Blasio: COMMENT: Serum Leptin Concentrations in Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1085-1087. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Annamaria Colao, Carolina di Somma, Rosario Pivonello, Alberto Cuocolo, Letizia Spinelli, Domenico Bonaduce, Marco Salvatore, and Gaetano Lombardi: COMMENT: The Cardiovascular Risk of Adult GH Deficiency (GHD) Improved after GH Replacement and Worsened in Untreated GHD: A 12-Month Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1088-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Other Original Articles:

Marion Blumenstein, Jennifer M. Bowen-Shauver, Jeffrey A. Keelan, and Murray D. Mitchell: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: Identification of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) Proteins in Human Gestational Tissues: Differential Regulation Is Associated with the Onset of Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1094-1097. [Abstract] [PDF]

T. Bachleitner-Hofmann, A. Stift, J. Friedl, R. Pfragner, K. Radelbauer, P. Dubsky, G. Schüller, T. Benkö, B. Niederle, C. Brostjan, R. Jakesz, and M. Gnant: Stimulation of Autologous Antitumor T-Cell Responses Against Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Using Tumor Lysate-Pulsed Dendritic Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1098-1104. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ralf L. Schild, W. Timothy Schaiff, Matthew G. Carlson, Emily J. Cronbach, D. Michael Nelson, and Yoel Sadovsky: The Activity of PPAR ${gamma}$ in Primary Human Trophoblasts Is Enhanced by Oxidized Lipids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1105-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Daniel A. Dumesic, R. Dee Schramm, Eric Peterson, Ann Marie Paprocki, Rao Zhou, and David H. Abbott: Impaired Developmental Competence of Oocytes in Adult Prenatally Androgenized Female Rhesus Monkeys Undergoing Gonadotropin Stimulation for in Vitro Fertilization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1111-1119. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka, Agnieszka Krystyniak, Agnieszka Madej, Sheue-Yann Cheng, and Janusz Nauman: Functionally Impaired TR Mutants Are Present in Thyroid Papillary Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1120-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Johannes D. Veldhuis, George Zhang, and James C. Garmey: Troglitazone, an Insulin-Sensitizing Thiazolidinedione, Represses Combined Stimulation by LH and Insulin of de Novo Androgen Biosynthesis by Thecal Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1129-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gemma Villuendas, José L. San Millán, José Sancho, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale: The -597 G $->$ A and -174 G $->$ C Polymorphisms in the Promoter of the IL-6 Gene Are Associated with Hyperandrogenism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1134-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Monique H. A. Kester, Sema Bulduk, Hans van Toor, Dick Tibboel, Walter Meinl, Hansruedi Glatt, Charles N. Falany, Michael W. H. Coughtrie, A. Gerlienke Schuur, Abraham Brouwer, and Theo J. Visser: Potent Inhibition of Estrogen Sulfotransferase by Hydroxylated Metabolites of Polyhalogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons Reveals Alternative Mechanism for Estrogenic Activity of Endocrine Disrupters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1142-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Elaine Doherty, Pirjo Pakarinen, Aila Tiitinen, Anna Kiilavuori, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Susan Forrest, and Kristiina Aittomäki: A Novel Mutation in the FSH Receptor Inhibiting Signal Transduction and Causing Primary Ovarian Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1151-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Filicori, G. E. Cognigni, C. Tabarelli, P. Pocognoli, S. Taraborrelli, D. Spettoli, and W. Ciampaglia: Stimulation and Growth of Antral Ovarian Follicles by Selective LH Activity Administration in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1156-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gabriela Guercio, Marco A. Rivarola, Eduardo Chaler, Mercedes Maceiras, and Alicia Belgorosky: Relationship between the GH/IGF-I Axis, Insulin Sensitivity, and Adrenal Androgens in Normal Prepubertal and Pubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1162-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Zhi-He Gao, Suvikki Suppola, Jianqi Liu, Päivi Heikkilä, Juhani Jänne, and Raimo Voutilainen: Association of H19 Promoter Methylation with the Expression of H19 and IGF-II Genes in Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1170-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Å. L. Lethagen, U.-B. Ericsson, B. Hallengren, L. Groop, and T. Tuomi: Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Positivity Is Associated with an Impaired Insulin Response to Glucose and Arginine in Nondiabetic Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1177-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Christoph A. Meier, Elisabetta Bobbioni, Cem Gabay, Françoise Assimacopoulos-Jeannet, Alain Golay, and Jean-Michel Dayer: IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Serum Levels Are Increased in Human Obesity: A Possible Link to the Resistance to Leptin?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1184-1188. [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. A. Helal, H. Mehmet, N. S. B. Thomas, P. M. Cox, D. J. Ralph, R. Bajoria, and R. Chatterjee: Ontogeny of Human Fetal Testicular Apoptosis during First, Second, and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1189-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text]

R. J. Bolt, M. M. van Weissenbruch, C. Popp-Snijders, C. G. J. Sweep, H. N. Lafeber, and H. A. Delemarre-van de Waal: Fetal Growth and the Function of the Adrenal Cortex in Preterm Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1194-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael Gröschl, Manfred Rauh, and Helmuth G. Dörr: Cortisol and 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Kinetics in Saliva after Oral Administration of Hydrocortisone in Children and Young Adolescents with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1200-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Iwona J. Bujalska, Elizabeth A. Walker, Martin Hewison, and Paul M. Stewart: A Switch in Dehydrogenase to Reductase Activity of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 upon Differentiation of Human Omental Adipose Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1205-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Herve Lefebvre, Dorthe Cartier, Celine Duparc, Isabelle Lihrmann, Vincent Contesse, Catherine Delarue, Michel Godin, Rodolphe Fischmeister, Hubert Vaudry, and Jean-Marc Kuhn: Characterization of Serotonin₄ Receptors in Adrenocortical Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas: In Vivo and in Vitro Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1211-1216. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Onno E. Janssen, Henriette M. B. Golcher, Helmut Grasberger, Bernhard Saller, Klaus Mann, and Samuel Refetoff: Characterization of T₄-Binding Globulin Cleaved by Human Leukocyte Elastase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1217-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ai Shih, Faith B. Davis, Hung-Yun Lin, and Paul J. Davis: Resveratrol Induces Apoptosis in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines via a MAPK- and p53-Dependent Mechanism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1223-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Angelo Avogaro, Richard M. Watanabe, Lucia Gottardo, Saula de Kreutzenberg, Antonio Tiengo, and Giovanni Pacini: Glucose Tolerance during Moderate Alcohol Intake: Insights on Insulin Action from Glucose/Lactate Dynamics
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1233-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael A. Nauck, Markus M. Heimesaat, Kai Behle, Jens J. Holst, Markus S. Nauck, Robert Ritzel, Michael Hüfner, and Wolff H. Schmiegel: Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 on Counterregulatory Hormone Responses, Cognitive Functions, and Insulin Secretion during Hyperinsulinemic, Stepped Hypoglycemic Clamp Experiments in Healthy Volunteers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1239-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Jan W. A. Smit, Janny P. Schröder-van der Elst, Marcel Karperien, Ivo Que, Marcel Stokkel, Daan van der Heide, and Johannes A. Romijn: Iodide Kinetics and Experimental ¹³¹I Therapy in a Xenotransplanted Human Sodium-Iodide Symporter-Transfected Human Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Line
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1247-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Risto Jaatinen, Jonas Bondestam, Taneli Raivio, Kristiina Hildén, Leo Dunkel, Nigel Groome, and Olli Ritvos: Activation of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Pathway Induces Inhibin ß_B-Subunit mRNA and Secreted Inhibin B Levels in Cultured Human Granulosa-Luteal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1254-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Xun Zhang, Huiping Sun, Daniel C. Danila, Stacey R. Johnson, Yunli Zhou, Brooke Swearingen, and Anne Klibanski: Loss of Expression of GADD45 ${gamma}$ , a Growth Inhibitory Gene, in Human Pituitary Adenomas: Implications for Tumorigenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1262-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sara Deakin, Ilia Leviev, Viviane Nicaud, Marie-Claude Brulhart Meynet, Laurence Tiret, and Richard W. James: Paraoxonase-1 L55M Polymorphism Is Associated with an Abnormal Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Differentiates High Risk Coronary Disease Families
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1268-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text]

V. Stich, F. Marion-Latard, J. Hejnova, N. Viguerie, C. Lefort, H. Suljkovicova, D. Langin, M. Lafontan, and M. Berlan: Hypocaloric Diet Reduces Exercise-Induced ${alpha}$ 2-Adrenergic Antilipolytic Effect and ${alpha}$ 2-Adrenergic Receptor mRNA Levels in Adipose Tissue of Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1274-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Josephine M. Egan, Astrid R. Clocquet, and Dariush Elahi: The Insulinotropic Effect of Acute Exendin-4 Administered to Humans: Comparison of Nondiabetic State to Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1282-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text]

A.-C. Gérard, M.-C. Many, C. Daumerie, S. Costagliola, F. Miot, J. J. M. DeVijlder, I. M. Colin, and J.-F. Denef: Structural Changes in the Angiofollicular Units between Active and Hypofunctioning Follicles Align with Differences in the Epithelial Expression of Newly Discovered Proteins Involved in Iodine Transport and Organification
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1291-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Marco Volante, Elena AllÌa, Patrizia Gugliotta, Ada Funaro, Fabio Broglio, Romano Deghenghi, Giampiero Muccioli, Ezio Ghigo, and Mauro Papotti: Expression of Ghrelin and of the GH Secretagogue Receptor by Pancreatic Islet Cells and Related Endocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1300-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Lilia D’Souza-Li, Bing Yang, Lucie Canaff, Mei Bai, David A. Hanley, Murat Bastepe, Sonia R. Salisbury, Edward M. Brown, David E. C. Cole, and Geoffrey N. Hendy: Identification and Functional Characterization of Novel Calcium-Sensing Receptor Mutations in Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia and Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1309-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Örjan Lindhe, Britt Skogseid, and Ingvar Brandt: Cytochrome P450-Catalyzed Binding of 3-Methylsulfonyl-DDE and o,p'-DDD in Human Adrenal Zona Fasciculata/Reticularis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1319-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Philip G. McTernan, Leah A. Anderson, Aresh J. Anwar, Margaret C. Eggo, John Crocker, Anthony H. Barnett, Paul M. Stewart, and Sudhesh Kumar: Glucocorticoid Regulation of P450 Aromatase Activity in Human Adipose Tissue: Gender and Site Differences
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1327-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Fabio Lopes Teixeira Filho, Edmund Chada Baracat, Taek Hoo Lee, Chang Suk Suh, Motozumi Matsui, R. Jeffrey Chang, Shunichi Shimasaki, and Gregory F. Erickson: Aberrant Expression of Growth Differentiation Factor-9 in Oocytes of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1337-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text]

D. Giannoulias, F. A. Patel, A. C. Holloway, S. J. Lye, H. H. Tai, and J. R. G. Challis: Differential Changes in 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase and Prostaglandin H Synthase (Types I and II) in Human Pregnant Myometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1345-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ping Xu, Nadia Alfaidy, and John R. G. Challis: Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in Human Placenta and Fetal Membranes in Relation to Preterm and Term Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1353-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stephanie Fritz, Lars Kunz, Nicola Dimitrijevic, Robert Grünert, Christoph Heiss, and Artur Mayerhofer: Muscarinic Receptors in Human Luteinized Granulosa Cells: Activation Blocks Gap Junctions and Induces the Transcription Factor Early Growth Response Factor-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1362-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Steven L. Young, Bruce A. Lessey, Marc A. Fritz, William R. Meyer, Michael J. Murray, Paul L. Speckman, and Bogdan J. Nowicki: In Vivo and in Vitro Evidence Suggest That HB-EGF Regulates Endometrial Expression of Human Decay-Accelerating Factor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1368-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Angela V. D’Elia, Gianluca Tell, Diego Russo, Franco Arturi, Fabio Puglisi, Guidalberto Manfioletti, Valter Gattei, David L. Mack, Palmina Cataldi, Sebastiano Filetti, Carla Di Loreto, and Giuseppe Damante: Expression and Localization of the Homeodomain-Containing Protein HEX in Human Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1376-1383. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Shigeru Toda, Hisao Ando, Tetsuro Nagasaka, Shin-Ichiro Tsukahara, Masao Nomura, Yoshiaki Kotani, Seiji Nomura, Fumitaka Kikkawa, Masafumi Tsujimoto, and Shigehiko Mizutani: COMMENT: Existence of Placental Leucine Aminopeptidase/Oxytocinase/Insulin-Regulated Membrane Aminopeptidase in Human Endometrial Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1384-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Tsutomu Ogata, Koji Muroya, Goro Sasaki, Gen Nishimura, Hiroshi Kitoh, and Tadashi Hattori: COMMENT: SHOX Nullizygosity and Haploinsufficiency in a Japanese Family: Implication for the Development of Turner Skeletal Features
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1390-1394. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Peter J. Fuller, Emma T. Zumpe, Simon Chu, Pam Mamers, and Henry G. Burger: COMMENT: Inhibin-Activin Receptor Subunit Gene Expression in Ovarian Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1395-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gudrun A. Rappold, Maki Fukami, Beate Niesler, Simone Schiller, Walter Zumkeller, Markus Bettendorf, Udo Heinrich, Elpis Vlachopapadoupoulou, Thomas Reinehr, Kazumichi Onigata, and Tsutomu Ogata: Deletions of the Homeobox Gene SHOX (Short Stature Homeobox) Are an Important Cause of Growth Failure in Children with Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1402-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rusheng Zhang, Francis H. Straus, and Leslie J. DeGroot: Cell-Specific Viral Gene Therapy of a Hurthle Cell Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1407-1414. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Christophe Breton, Christine Haenggeli, Claude Barberis, Freddy Heitz, Charles R. Bader, Laurent Bernheim, and Eliane Tribollet: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: Presence of Functional Oxytocin Receptors in Cultured Human Myoblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1415-1418. [Abstract] [PDF]

Ahmad Aljada, Husam Ghanim, Priya Mohanty, Neeti Kapur, and Paresh Dandona: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: Insulin Inhibits the Pro-Inflammatory Transcription Factor Early Growth Response Gene-1 (Egr)-1 Expression in Mononuclear Cells (MNC) and Reduces Plasma Tissue Factor (TF) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1419-1422. [Abstract] [PDF]

Yung-Seng Lee, Larry Kok-Seng Poh, and Kah-Yin Loke: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: A Novel Melanocortin 3 Receptor Gene (MC3R) Mutation Associated with Severe Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1423-1426. [Abstract] [PDF]

Carsten Gründker, Andreas R. Günthert, Robert P. Millar, and Günter Emons: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone II (GnRH-II) Receptor in Human Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer Cells and Effects of GnRH-II on Tumor Cell Proliferation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1427-1430. [Abstract] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Zeev Blumenfeld: Ovarian Function in an Adult Woman with McCune-Albright Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1431. [Full Text]

Joop S. E. Laven and Bart C. J. M. Fauser: Authors’ Response: Ovarian Function in an Adult Woman with McCune-Albright Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1431a. [Full Text]

Announcements:

: The 15th International Symposium of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Recent Advances in Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) May 17–20, 2002 Munich, Germany
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 967. [Full Text]

: Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. April 8–9, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1067. [Full Text]

: American Board of Internal Medicine. 2002 Certification Examination in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1077. [Full Text]

: First World Congress: Hormonal and Genetic Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders. May 17–18, 2002, Tempe, Arizona
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1188. [Full Text]

: Summer Institute on Aging Research 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1383. [Full Text]

Research Resources:

: Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1432-1434. [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: 1435-1437. [Full Text]

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