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

Special Features:

Richard J. Santen

CLINICAL REVIEW 149: To Block Estrogen’s Synthesis or Action: That Is the Question
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3007-3012 [Full Text]  

Pamela U. Freda

CLINICAL REVIEW 150: Somatostatin Analogs in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3013-3018 [Full Text]  

Abhimanyu Garg and Anoop Misra

EDITORIAL: Hepatic Steatosis, Insulin Resistance, and Adipose Tissue Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3019-3022 [Full Text]  

Anneli Seppälä-Lindroos, Satu Vehkavaara, Anna-Maija Häkkinen, Takashi Goto, Jukka Westerbacka, Anssi Sovijärvi, Juha Halavaara, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen

Fat Accumulation in the Liver Is Associated with Defects in Insulin Suppression of Glucose Production and Serum Free Fatty Acids Independent of Obesity in Normal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3023-3028 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Phyllis W. Speiser

EDITORIAL: Adrenomedullary Function May Predict Phenotype and Genotype in Classic 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3029-3030 [Full Text]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Graeme Eisenhofer, Sarah L. Mehlinger, Ann Carlson, Robert Wesley, Margaret F. Keil, George P. Chrousos, Maria I. New, and Deborah P. Merke

Adrenomedullary Function May Predict Phenotype and Genotype in Classic 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3031-3037 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carl Grunfeld

EDITORIAL: Leptin and the Immunosuppression of Malnutrition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3038-3039 [Full Text]  

Ana Palacio, Marcelo Lopez, Francisco Perez-Bravo, Fernando Monkeberg, and Liana Schlesinger

Leptin Levels Are Associated with Immune Response in Malnourished Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3040-3046 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne C. Looker

EDITORIAL: The Skeleton, Race, and Ethnicity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3047-3050 [Full Text]  

Joel S. Finkelstein, MaryFran Sowers, Gail A. Greendale, Mei-Ling T. Lee, Robert M. Neer, Jane A. Cauley, and Bruce Ettinger

Ethnic Variation in Bone Turnover in Pre- and Early Perimenopausal Women: Effects of Anthropometric and Lifestyle Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3051-3056 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joel S. Finkelstein, Mei-Ling T. Lee, MaryFran Sowers, Bruce Ettinger, Robert M. Neer, Jennifer L. Kelsey, Jane A. Cauley, Mei-Hua Huang, and Gail A. Greendale

Ethnic Variation in Bone Density in Premenopausal and Early Perimenopausal Women: Effects of Anthropometric and Lifestyle Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3057-3067 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kohei Sato, Yukihiro Hasegawa, Jun Nakae, Kenji Nanao, Ikuko Takahashi, Toshihiro Tajima, Nozomi Shinohara, and Kenji Fujieda

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Hydrochlorothiazide Effectively Reduces Urinary Calcium Excretion in Two Japanese Patients with Gain-of-Function Mutations of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3068-3073 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Regnier, A. Bennet, D. Malet, T. Guez, M. Plantavid, P. Rochaix, X. Monrozies, J.-P. Louvet, and P. Caron

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Intraoperative Testosterone Assay for Virilizing Ovarian Tumor Topographic Assessment: Report of a Leydig Cell Tumor of the Ovary in a Premenopausal Woman with an Adrenal Incidentaloma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3074-3077 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patricia L. Brubaker, Daniel J. Drucker, Sylvia L. Asa, Carol Swallow, Mark Redston, and Gordon R. Greenberg

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Prolonged Gastrointestinal Transit in a Patient with a Glucagon-Like Peptide (GLP)-1- and -2-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3078-3083 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rita E. Landman, Melvin Horwith, Ralph E. Peterson, Alexander G. Khandji, and Sharon L. Wardlaw

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Long-Term Survival with ACTH-Secreting Carcinoma of the Pituitary: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3084-3089 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

M. M. Cherrier, B. D. Anawalt, K. L. Herbst, J. K. Amory, S. Craft, A. M. Matsumoto, and W. J. Bremner

Cognitive Effects of Short-Term Manipulation of Serum Sex Steroids in Healthy Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3090-3096 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annamaria Colao, Letizia Spinelli, Alberto Cuocolo, Stefano Spiezia, Rosario Pivonello, Carolina di Somma, Domenico Bonaduce, Marco Salvatore, and Gaetano Lombardi

Cardiovascular Consequences of Early-Onset Growth Hormone Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3097-3104 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paola Lucidi, Natascia Parlanti, Federica Piccioni, Fausto Santeusanio, and Pierpaolo de Feo

Short-Term Treatment with Low Doses of Recombinant Human GH Stimulates Lipolysis in Visceral Obese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3105-3109 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elif Arioglu Oral, Elaine Ruiz, Alexa Andewelt, Nancy Sebring, Anthony J. Wagner, Alex M. Depaoli, and Phillip Gorden

Effect of Leptin Replacement on Pituitary Hormone Regulation in Patients with Severe Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3110-3117 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. de Groof, K. F. M. Joosten, J. A. M. J. L. Janssen, E. D. de Kleijn, J. A. Hazelzet, W. C. J. Hop, P. Uitterlinden, J. van Doorn, and A. C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Acute Stress Response in Children with Meningococcal Sepsis: Important Differences in the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis between Nonsurvivors and Survivors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3118-3124 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Y. Liu, Susan M. Wishart, and David J. Handelsman

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial of Recombinant Human Chorionic Gonadotropin on Muscle Strength and Physical Function and Activity in Older Men with Partial Age-Related Androgen Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3125-3135 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Charles A. Sklar, Ann C. Mertens, Pauline Mitby, Glenn Occhiogrosso, Jing Qin, Glenn Heller, Yutaka Yasui, and Leslie L. Robison

Risk of Disease Recurrence and Second Neoplasms in Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated with Growth Hormone: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3136-3141 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Augusto C. F. Costa, Adriana Rossi, Carlos E. Martinelli, Jr., Hélio R. Machado, and Ayrton C. Moreira

Assessment of Disease Activity in Treated Acromegalic Patients Using a Sensitive GH Assay: Should We Achieve Strict Normal GH Levels for a Biochemical Cure?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3142-3147 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cesare Battaglia, Giorgia Regnani, Fulvia Mancini, Lorenzo Iughetti, Sergio Bernasconi, Annibale Volpe, Carlo Flamigni, and Stefano Venturoli

Isolated Premature Pubarche: Ultrasonographic and Color Doppler Analysis—A Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3148-3154 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diane Plotkin, Sam Miller, Steven Nakajima, Edward Peskin, Ronald Burkman, David Richardson, Yale Mitchel, Joanne Waldstreicher, Minzhi Liu, Deborah Shapiro, and Nanette Santoro

Lowering Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol with Simvastatin, a Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Does Not Affect Luteal Function in Premenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3155-3161 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michelle P. Warren, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Richard P. Fox, Claire C. Holderness, Emily P. Hyle, and William G. Hamilton

Osteopenia in Exercise-Associated Amenorrhea Using Ballet Dancers as a Model: A Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3162-3168 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Kostas B. Markou, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Dan Benardot, Michel Leglise, and Apostolos G. Vagenakis

Growth Retardation in Artistic Compared with Rhythmic Elite Female Gymnasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3169-3173 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregorio Brevetti, Paolo Marzullo, Antonio Silvestro, Rosario Pivonello, Gabriella Oliva, Carolina di Somma, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Early Vascular Alterations in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3174-3179 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marco Losa, Pietro Mortini, Raffaella Barzaghi, Lorenzo Gioia, and Massimo Giovanelli

Surgical Treatment of Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Early Results and Long-Term Outcome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3180-3186 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Mulatero, Stefania Morra di Cella, Tracy A. Williams, Alberto Milan, Giulio Mengozzi, Livio Chiandussi, Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, and Franco Veglio

Glucocorticoid Remediable Aldosteronism: Low Morbidity and Mortality in a Four-Generation Italian Pedigree
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3187-3191 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. A. Zalloua, H. Shbaklo, G. Halaby, H. Terwedow, X. Xu, and S. T. Azar

Type-2 Diabetes Family History Delays the Onset of Type-1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3192-3196 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Karim A. Calis, Margaret F. Keil, Maryam R. Mohassel, Alan Remaley, and Deborah P. Merke

Flutamide Decreases Cortisol Clearance in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3197-3200 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laura Fugazzola, Alessandra Mihalich, Luca Persani, Nadia Cerutti, Michela Reina, Marco Bonomi, Emanuela Ponti, Deborah Mannavola, Enza Giammona, Guia Vannucchi, Anna Maria di Blasio, and Paolo Beck-Peccoz

Highly Sensitive Serum Thyroglobulin and Circulating Thyroglobulin mRNA Evaluations in the Management of Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Apparent Remission
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3201-3208 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesca Calaciura, Rosa Maria Motta, Giuseppe Miscio, Graziella Fichera, Daniela Leonardi, Anna Carta, Vincenzo Trischitta, Vittorio Tassi, Lidia Sava, and Riccardo Vigneri

Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Early Childhood: A Frequent Outcome of Transient Neonatal Hyperthyrotropinemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3209-3214 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karen L. Herbst, Bradley D. Anawalt, John K. Amory, and William J. Bremner

Acyline: The First Study in Humans of a Potent, New Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3215-3220 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerold Huber, Jean-Jacques Staub, Christian Meier, Cristina Mitrache, Merih Guglielmetti, Peter Huber, and Lewis E. Braverman

Prospective Study of the Spontaneous Course of Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Prognostic Value of Thyrotropin, Thyroid Reserve, and Thyroid Antibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3221-3226 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anila Verma, Charlotte M. Boney, Richard Tucker, and Betty R. Vohr

Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Women with Prior History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3227-3235 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dan Mihailescu, Eileen Shore-Freedman, Sonia Mukani, Jay Lubin, Elaine Ron, and Arthur B. Schneider

Multiple Neoplasms in an Irradiated Cohort: Pattern of Occurrence and Relationship to Thyroid Cancer Outcome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3236-3241 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Robbins, Jajin Thomas Chon, Martin Fleisher, Steve M. Larson, and R. Michael Tuttle

Is the Serum Thyroglobulin Response to Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Sufficient, by Itself, to Monitor for Residual Thyroid Carcinoma?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3242-3247 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Haim Mayan, Iris Vered, Meir Mouallem, Michal Tzadok-Witkon, Rachel Pauzner, and Zvi Farfel

Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type II: Marked Sensitivity to Thiazides, Hypercalciuria, Normomagnesemia, and Low Bone Mineral Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3248-3254 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Jo Ann Janovick, Guadalupe Maya-Nunez, and P. Michael Conn

Rescue of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism-Causing and Manufactured GnRH Receptor Mutants by a Specific Protein-Folding Template: Misrouted Proteins as a Novel Disease Etiology and Therapeutic Target
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3255-3262 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mitsutoshi Tamura, Siby Sebastian, Sijun Yang, Bilgin Gurates, Zongjuan Fang, and Serdar E. Bulun

Interleukin-1ß Elevates Cyclooxygenase-2 Protein Level and Enzyme Activity via Increasing Its mRNA Stability in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells: An Effect Mediated by Extracellularly Regulated Kinases 1 and 2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3263-3273 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steen Nielsen, Niels Møller, Steen Bønløkke Pedersen, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Jens O. L. Jørgensen

The Effect of Long-Term Pharmacological Antilipolysis on Substrate Metabolism in Growth Hormone (GH)-Substituted GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3274-3278 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thierry Métayé, Emmanuelle Menet, Joëlle Guilhot, and Jean-Louis Kraimps

Expression and Activity of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3279-3286 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christopher J. G. Kelly, Helen Lyall, John R. Petrie, Gwyn W. Gould, John M. C. Connell, Ann Rumley, Gordon D. O. Lowe, and Naveed Sattar

A Specific Elevation in Tissue Plasminogen Activator Antigen in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3287-3290 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kwai Wa Cheng and Peter C. K. Leung

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin-Activated cAMP Pathway Regulates Human Placental GnRH Receptor Gene Transcription in Choriocarcinoma JEG-3 Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3291-3299 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tzu-Hao Wang, Shang-Gwo Horng, Chia-Lin Chang, Hsien-Ming Wu, Yi-Ju Tsai, Hsin-Shih Wang, and Yung-Kuei Soong

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin-Induced Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Is Associated with Up-Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3300-3308 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. John Irving, Maggie N. Carson, David J. Webb, and Brian R. Walker

Peripheral Vascular Structure and Function in Men with Contrasting GH Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3309-3314 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takao Ando, Misa Imaizumi, Peter N. Graves, Pamela Unger, and Terry F. Davies

Intrathyroidal Fetal Microchimerism in Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3315-3320 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Navaid S. Khan, George C. Schussler, Joshua B. Holden, and Anna Finkelstein

Thyroxine-Binding Globulin Cleavage in Cord Blood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3321-3323 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jackie A. Clowes, Robert T. Robinson, Simon R. Heller, Richard Eastell, and Aubrey Blumsohn

Acute Changes of Bone Turnover and PTH Induced by Insulin and Glucose: Euglycemic and Hypoglycemic Hyperinsulinemic Clamp Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3324-3329 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eva Rask, Brian R. Walker, Stefan Söderberg, Dawn E. W. Livingstone, Mats Eliasson, Owe Johnson, Ruth Andrew, and Tommy Olsson

Tissue-Specific Changes in Peripheral Cortisol Metabolism in Obese Women: Increased Adipose 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3330-3336 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Mulatero, Tracy A. Williams, Alberto Milan, Cristina Paglieri, Franco Rabbia, Francesco Fallo, and Franco Veglio

Blood Pressure in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism Is Influenced by Bradykinin B₂ Receptor and -Adducin Gene Polymorphisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3337-3343 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anjana Saxena, Israel Hanukoglu, Deepak Saxena, Richard J. Thompson, R. Mark Gardiner, and Aaron Hanukoglu

Novel Mutations Responsible for Autosomal Recessive Multisystem Pseudohypoaldosteronism and Sequence Variants in Epithelial Sodium Channel -, ß-, and -Subunit Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3344-3350 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Søren Rittig, Charlotte Siggaard, Metin Ozata, Ilhan Yetkin, Niels Gregersen, Erling B. Pedersen, and Gary L. Robertson

Autosomal Dominant Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus due to Substitution of Histidine for Tyrosine₂ in the Vasopressin Moiety of the Hormone Precursor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3351-3355 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Akio Yoshida, Shinichi Taniguchi, Ichiro Hisatome, Ines E. Royaux, Eric D. Green, Leonard D. Kohn, and Koichi Suzuki

Pendrin Is an Iodide-Specific Apical Porter Responsible for Iodide Efflux from Thyroid Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3356-3361 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johan Hoffstedt, Erik Näslund, and Peter Arner

Calpain-10 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Reduced ß₃-Adrenoceptor Function in Human Fat Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3362-3367 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrea F. Attanasio, Simon Howell, Peter C. Bates, Paul Frewer, John Chipman, Werner F. Blum, and Stephen M. Shalet

Body Composition, IGF-I and IGFBP-3 Concentrations as Outcome Measures in Severely GH-Deficient (GHD) Patients after Childhood GH Treatment: A Comparison with Adult Onset GHD Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3368-3372 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. N. Patel, S. W. Coppack, D. S. Goldstein, J. M. Miles, and G. Eisenhofer

Norepinephrine Spillover from Human Adipose Tissue before and after a 72-Hour Fast
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3373-3377 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gianni Biolo, R. Y. Declan Fleming, Sergio P. Maggi, Thuan T. Nguyen, David N. Herndon, and Robert R. Wolfe

Inverse Regulation of Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Transport in Skeletal Muscle of Hypercatabolic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3378-3384 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Saveria Aquila, Diego Sisci, Mariaelena Gentile, Emilia Middea, Laura Siciliano, and Sebastiano Andò

Human Ejaculated Spermatozoa Contain Active P450 Aromatase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3385-3390 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Neus Potau, Angela Ferrer, Francisco Rodriguez-Hierro, Maria Victoria Marcos, and Francis de Zegher

Reduced Ovulation Rate in Adolescent Girls Born Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3391-3393 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rafael Luboshitzky, Ariel Aviv, Aya Hefetz, Paula Herer, Zila Shen-Orr, Lena Lavie, and Peretz Lavie

Decreased Pituitary-Gonadal Secretion in Men with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3394-3398 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anita Narula, Yi-Qun Gu, Liza O’Donnell, Peter G. Stanton, David M. Robertson, Robert I. McLachlan, and William J. Bremner

Variability in Sperm Suppression during Testosterone Administration to Adult Monkeys Is Related to Follicle Stimulating Hormone Suppression and Not to Intratesticular Androgens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3399-3406 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eleni Kousta, Kim H. Parker, Natasha J. Lawrence, Anna Penny, Barbara A. Millauer, Victor Anyaoku, Henrietta Mulnier, David C. Forster, Ian A. MacDonald, Stephen Robinson, Mark I. MCCarthy, and Desmond G. Johnston

Delayed Metabolic and Thermogenic Response to a Mixed Meal in Normoglycemic European Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3407-3412 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Hellström, Björn Carlsson, Aimon Niklasson, Karin Segnestam, Margaret Boguszewski, Luiz de Lacerda, Martin Savage, Elisabeth Svensson, Lois Smith, Dov Weinberger, Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, and Zvi Laron

IGF-I Is Critical for Normal Vascularization of the Human Retina
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3413-3416 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. S. Hartley, R. A. L. Bayne, L. L. L. Robinson, N. Fulton, and R. A. Anderson

Developmental Changes in Expression of Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 in Human Germ Cells during Oogenesis and Early Folliculogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3417-3427 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian K. Jordan, Manas Jain, Sathima Natarajan, S. Douglas Frasier, and Eric Vilain

Familial Mutation in the Testis-Determining Gene SRY Shared by an XY Female and Her Normal Father
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3428-3432 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katsu Ishigaki, Hiroyuki Namba, Masahiro Nakashima, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Norisato Mitsutake, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Shigeto Maeda, Makoto Ichinose, Takashi Kanematsu, and Shunichi Yamashita

Aberrant Localization of ß-Catenin Correlates with Overexpression of Its Target Gene in Human Papillary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3433-3440 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ravid Sasson and Abraham Amsterdam

Stimulation of Apoptosis in Human Granulosa Cells from in Vitro Fertilization Patients and Its Prevention by Dexamethasone: Involvement of Cell Contact and Bcl-2 Expression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3441-3451 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masatsugu Ueda, Yoshiki Yamashita, Mikio Takehara, Yoshito Terai, Koji Kumagai, Ken Ueki, Koji Kanda, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Daisuke Akise, Yao-Ching Hung, and Minoru Ueki

Survivin Gene Expression in Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3452-3459 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zongjuan Fang, Sijun Yang, Bilgin Gurates, Mitsutoshi Tamura, Evan Simpson, Dean Evans, and Serdar E. Bulun

Genetic or Enzymatic Disruption of Aromatase Inhibits the Growth of Ectopic Uterine Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3460-3466 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stan Sidhu, Deborah J. Marsh, George Theodosopoulos, Jeanette Philips, Christopher P. Bambach, Peter Campbell, Christopher J. Magarey, Colin F. J. Russell, Klaus-Martin Schulte, Hans-Dietrich Röher, Leigh Delbridge, and Bruce G. Robinson

Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis of Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3467-3474 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carla Demeterco, Pamela Itkin-Ansari, Björn Tyrberg, Lance P. Ford, Richard A. Jarvis, and Fred Levine

c-Myc Controls Proliferation Versus Differentiation in Human Pancreatic Endocrine Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3475-3485 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ralf Middendorff, Dieter Müller, Marco Mewe, Amal K. Mukhopadhyay, Adolf F. Holstein, and Michail S. Davidoff

The Tunica Albuginea of the Human Testis Is Characterized by Complex Contraction and Relaxation Activities Regulated by Cyclic GMP
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3486-3499 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne-Marie Rodriguez, Barbara Perron, Ludovic Lacroix, Bernard Caillou, Gérard Leblanc, Martin Schlumberger, Jean-Michel Bidart, and Thierry Pourcher

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Identification and Characterization of a Putative Human Iodide Transporter Located at the Apical Membrane of Thyrocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3500-3503 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mitsutoshi Tamura, Siby Sebastian, Bilgin Gurates, Sijun Yang, Zongjuan Fang, and Serdar E. Bulun

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Up-Regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Human Endothelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3504-3507 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Paola Albertazzi

Soy Supplement: Why Is the Effect So Elusive?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3508 [Full Text]  

Antonella Dewell, Clarie Hollenbeck, and Bonnie Bruce

Authors’ Response: Soy Supplement—Why Is the Effect So Elusive?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3508a-3509 [Full Text]  

Tarik A. Elhadd, Tarig A.M. Abdu, and Richard N. Clayton

Excess Vascular Mortality in Hypopituitarism: Is it the Result of Estrogen or GH Deficiency?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3509 [Full Text]  

Gemma Sesmilo, Karen K. Miller, and Anne Klibanski

Cardiovascular Risk in Women with Hypopituritarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3509a-3510 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3109. [Full Text]  

Massachusetts General Hospital Reproductive Endocrine Unit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3117. [Full Text]  

First International Symposium on Insulin Action, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis, Niagara Falls, New York, September 20–22, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3161. [Full Text]  

Fifth International Congress of International Society for Neuroimmunomodulation, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, September 9–11, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3226. [Full Text]  

STADY III: International Symposium on Signal Transduction in Health and Disease, Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1–4, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3416. [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3511-3513. [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: 3514-3516. [Full Text]  

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