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

Special Features:

Berthold Fohr, Colin R. Dunstan, and Markus J. Seibel

CLINICAL REVIEW 165: Markers of Bone Remodeling in Metastatic Bone Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5059-5075, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030910 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Majon Muller, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Jos H. H. Thijssen, and Diederick E. Grobbee

CARDIOVASCULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endogenous Sex Hormones and Cardiovascular Disease in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5076-5086, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030611 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abbas E. Kitabchi

Editorial: Ketosis-Prone Diabetes—A New Subgroup of Patients with Atypical Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5087-5089, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031656 [Full Text]  

Mario Maldonado, Christiane S. Hampe, Lakshmi K. Gaur, Susana D’Amico, Dinakar Iyer, Lisa P. Hammerle, Douglas Bolgiano, Lucille Rodriguez, Arun Rajan, Åke Lernmark, and Ashok Balasubramanyam

Ketosis-Prone Diabetes: Dissection of a Heterogeneous Syndrome Using an Immunogenetic and ß-Cell Functional Classification, Prospective Analysis, and Clinical Outcomes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5090-5098, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030180 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annemieke M. Boot

Editorial: Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density in Adolescents with Partial Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5099-5100, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031634 [Full Text]  

Maithé Tauber, Béatrice Jouret, Audrey Cartault, Nadia Lounis, Michèle Gayrard, Corinne Marcouyeux, Catherine Pienkowski, Isabelle Oliver, Pierre Moulin, Philippe Otal, Francis Joffre, Catherine Arnaud, and Pierre Rochiccioli

Adolescents with Partial Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency Develop Alterations of Body Composition after GH Discontinuation and Require Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5101-5106, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030392 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert P. Heaney

Editorial: Vitamin D, Nutritional Deficiency, and the Medical Paradigm
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5107-5108, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031635 [Full Text]  

Giovanni Passeri, Gabriella Pini, Leonarda Troiano, Rosanna Vescovini, Paolo Sansoni, Mario Passeri, Paola Gueresi, Roberto Delsignore, Mario Pedrazzoni, and Claudio Franceschi

Low Vitamin D Status, High Bone Turnover, and Bone Fractures in Centenarians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5109-5115, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030515 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shereen Ezzat

Editorial: Pituitary Tumor Pathogenesis—The Hunt for Novel Candidate Genes Continues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5116-5118, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031633 [Full Text]  

Xun Zhang, Yunli Zhou, Kshama R. Mehta, Daniel C. Danila, Staci Scolavino, Stacey R. Johnson, and Anne Klibanski

A Pituitary-Derived MEG3 Isoform Functions as a Growth Suppressor in Tumor Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5119-5126, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030222 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alicia Belgorosky, Carolina Pepe, Roxana Marino, Gabriela Guercio, Nora Saraco, Elisa Vaiani, and Marco A. Rivarola

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis during Infancy, Early and Late Prepuberty in an Aromatase-Deficient Girl Who Is a Compound Heterocygote for Two New Point Mutations of the CYP19 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5127-5131, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030433 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Claudio Marcocci, Simona Borsari, Elena Pardi, Giada Dipollina, Tamara Giacomelli, Aldo Pinchera, and Filomena Cetani

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia in a Woman with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report of Mistaken Identity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5132-5136, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030739 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Richard S. Legro, Ricardo Azziz, David Ehrmann, Anita Gmerek Fereshetian, Mary O’Keefe, and Mahmoud N. Ghazzi

Minimal Response of Circulating Lipids in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity with Troglitazone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5137-5144, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030044 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hisashi Ohnishi, Hirokazu Sato, Hiromasa Noda, Hiroaki Inomata, and Nozomu Sasaki

Color Doppler Ultrasonography: Diagnosis of Ectopic Thyroid Gland in Patients with Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Thyroid Dysgenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5145-5149, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030743 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jochen Mundschenk, Nicole Unger, Stefan Schulz, Volker Höllt, Solveig Schulz, Rainer Steinke, and Hendrik Lehnert

Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes in Human Pheochromocytoma: Subcellular Expression Pattern and Functional Relevance for Octreotide Scintigraphy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5150-5157, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030262 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christine A. Eagleson, Amy B. Bellows, Kathy Hu, Melissa B. Gingrich, and John C. Marshall

Obese Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Evidence that Metformin Does Not Restore Sensitivity of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Generator to Inhibition by Ovarian Steroids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5158-5162, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030167 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gianluca Iacobellis, Maria Cristina Ribaudo, Filippo Assael, Elio Vecci, Claudio Tiberti, Alessandra Zappaterreno, Umberto Di Mario, and Frida Leonetti

Echocardiographic Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Related to Anthropometric and Clinical Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome: A New Indicator of Cardiovascular Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5163-5168, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030698 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kristian Holtkamp, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Claudia Mika, Martina Heer, Nicole Heussen, Manfred Fichter, Stephan Herpertz, Werner Senf, Werner F. Blum, Ulrich Schweiger, Andreas Warnke, Anne Ballauff, Helmut Remschmidt, and Johannes Hebebrand

Elevated Physical Activity and Low Leptin Levels Co-occur in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5169-5174, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030569 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Franck Grados, Michel Brazier, Saïd Kamel, Marc Mathieu, Nathalie Hurtebize, Mohamed Maamer, Michèle Garabédian, Jean-Luc Sebert, and Patrice Fardellone

Prediction of Bone Mass Density Variation by Bone Remodeling Markers in Postmenopausal Women with Vitamin D Insufficiency Treated with Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5175-5179, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021968 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Nikander, M. Metsä-Heikkilä, A. Tiitinen, and O. Ylikorkala

Evidence of a Lack of Effect of a Phytoestrogen Regimen on the Levels of C-Reactive Protein, E-Selectin, and Nitrate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5180-5185, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030362 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cesar Fisac, Nuria Virgili, Elena Ferrer, Maria J. Barbera, Emilio Fumero, Concepcio Vilarasau, and Daniel Podzamczer

A Comparison of the Effects of Nevirapine and Nelfinavir on Metabolism and Body Habitus in Antiretroviral-Naive Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5186-5192, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021830 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Britt Edén Engström, Pia Burman, Camilla Holdstock, and F. Anders Karlsson

Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) on Ghrelin, Leptin, and Adiponectin in GH-Deficient Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5193-5198, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030713 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sae-Bom Kim, Martin Hill, Yong-Tae Kwak, Richard Hampl, Do-Hyun Jo, and Robert Morfin

Neurosteroids: Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels for Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia Diagnostics
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5199-5206, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030646 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Arno W. F. T. Toorians, Sharyn Kelleher, Louis J. Gooren, Mark Jimenez, and David J. Handelsman

Estimating the Contribution of the Prostate to Blood Dihydrotestosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5207-5211, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030521 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony B. Hodsman, David A. Hanley, Mark P. Ettinger, Michael A. Bolognese, John Fox, Anna J. Metcalfe, and Robert Lindsay

Efficacy and Safety of Human Parathyroid Hormone-(1–84) in Increasing Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5212-5220, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030768 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. L. Healy, J. Gibney, D. L. Russell-Jones, C. Pentecost, P. Croos, P. H. Sönksen, and A. M. Umpleby

High Dose Growth Hormone Exerts an Anabolic Effect at Rest and during Exercise in Endurance-Trained Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5221-5226, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021872 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katia Juliane Harz, Hermann L. Müller, Edith Waldeck, Volker Pudel, and Christian Roth

Obesity in Patients with Craniopharyngioma: Assessment of Food Intake and Movement Counts Indicating Physical Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5227-5231, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021797 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sigrid von Eckardstein, Gabriela Noe, Vivian Brache, Eberhard Nieschlag, Horacio Croxatto, Francisco Alvarez, Alfred Moo-Young, Irving Sivin, Narender Kumar, Margaret Small, and Kalyan Sundaram

A Clinical Trial of 7-Methyl-19-Nortestosterone Implants for Possible Use as a Long-Acting Contraceptive for Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5232-5239, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022043 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Szulc, B. Claustrat, F. Marchand, and P. D. Delmas

Increased Risk of Falls and Increased Bone Resorption in Elderly Men with Partial Androgen Deficiency: The MINOS Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5240-5247, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030200 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary F. Carroll, Absalon Gutierrez, Marygrace Castro, Dechen Tsewang, and David S. Schade

Targeting Postprandial Hyperglycemia: A Comparative Study of Insulinotropic Agents in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5248-5254, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030649 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Decaux, W. Musch, R. Penninckx, and A. Soupart

Low Plasma Bicarbonate Level in Hyponatremia Related to Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5255-5257, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030399 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roberto Attanasio, Roberto Baldelli, Rosario Pivonello, Silvia Grottoli, Liliana Bocca, Valentina Gasco, Massimo Giusti, Guido Tamburrano, Annamaria Colao, and Renato Cozzi

Lanreotide 60 mg, a New Long-Acting Formulation: Effectiveness in the Chronic Treatment of Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5258-5265, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030266 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Schweizer, D. D. Martin, C. P. Schwarze, G. Binder, A. Georgiadou, J. Ihle, and M. B. Ranke

Cortical Bone Density Is Normal in Prepubertal Children with Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency, but Initially Decreases during GH Replacement due to Early Bone Remodeling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5266-5272, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030432 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Louis E. Underwood, Kenneth M. Attie, and Joyce Baptista

Growth Hormone (GH) Dose-Response in Young Adults with Childhood-Onset GH Deficiency: A Two-Year, Multicenter, Multiple-Dose, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5273-5280, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030204 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. H. Birkebæk, L. Patel, N. B. Wright, J. R. Grigg, S. Sinha, C. M. Hall, D. A. Price, I. C. Lloyd, and P. E. Clayton

Endocrine Status in Patients with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia: Relationship to Midline Central Nervous System Abnormalities and Appearance of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5281-5286, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030527 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Brenta, M. Schnitman, O. Fretes, E. Facco, M. Gurfinkel, S. Damilano, N. Pacenza, A. Blanco, E. Gonzalez, and M. A. Pisarev

Comparative Efficacy and Side Effects of the Treatment of Euthyroid Goiter with Levo-Thyroxine or Triiodothyroacetic Acid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5287-5292, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030095 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mona P. Nasrallah and Baha M. Arafah

The Value of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Measurements in the Assessment of Adrenal Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5293-5298, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030449 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrea M. Isidori, Gregory A. Kaltsas, Shahid Mohammed, Damian G. Morris, Paul Jenkins, Shern L. Chew, John P. Monson, G. Michael Besser, and Ashley B. Grossman

Discriminatory Value of the Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Establishing the Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5299-5306, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030510 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elisabeth C. Larsen, Jørn Müller, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Catherine Rechnitzer, and Anders Nyboe Andersen

Reduced Ovarian Function in Long-Term Survivors of Radiation- and Chemotherapy-Treated Childhood Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5307-5314, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030352 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stefan Fischer, Rüdiger Smolnik, Markus Herms, Jan Born, and Horst L. Fehm

Melatonin Acutely Improves the Neuroendocrine Architecture of Sleep in Blind Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5315-5320, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030540 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mario Romano, Maria Teresa Guagnano, Giovanni Pacini, Sergio Vigneri, Angela Falco, Marina Marinopiccoli, Maria Rosaria Manigrasso, Stefania Basili, and Giovanni Davì

Association of Inflammation Markers with Impaired Insulin Sensitivity and Coagulative Activation in Obese Healthy Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5321-5326, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030508 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luigi Gennari, Daniela Merlotti, Giuseppe Martini, Stefano Gonnelli, Beatrice Franci, Stella Campagna, Barbara Lucani, Norberto Dal Canto, Roberto Valenti, Carlo Gennari, and Ranuccio Nuti

Longitudinal Association between Sex Hormone Levels, Bone Loss, and Bone Turnover in Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5327-5333, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030736 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. M. Swords, C. A. Allan, P. N. Plowman, A. Sibtain, J. Evanson, S. L. Chew, A. B. Grossman, G. M. Besser, and J. P. Monson

Stereotactic Radiosurgery XVI: A Treatment for Previously Irradiated Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5334-5340, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020356 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovambattista Desideri, Giuseppe Croce, Marzia Tucci, Gabriella Passacquale, Simona Broccoletti, Letizia Valeri, Anna Santucci, and Claudio Ferri

Effects of Bezafibrate and Simvastatin on Endothelial Activation and Lipid Peroxidation in Hypercholesterolemia: Evidence of Different Vascular Protection by Different Lipid-Lowering Treatments
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5341-5347, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030724 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shonni J. Silverberg and John P. Bilezikian

COMMENT: "Incipient" Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A "Forme Fruste" of an Old Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5348-5352, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031014 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

J. Bertherat, F. Tenenbaum, K. Perlemoine, C. Videau, J. L. Alberini, B. Richard, B. Dousset, X. Bertagna, and J. Epelbaum

Somatostatin Receptors 2 and 5 Are the Major Somatostatin Receptors in Insulinomas: An in Vivo and in Vitro Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5353-5360, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021895 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. E. Naylor, A. Rogers, R. B. Fraser, V. Hall, R. Eastell, and A. Blumsohn

Serum Osteoprotegerin as a Determinant of Bone Metabolism in a Longitudinal Study of Human Pregnancy and Lactation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5361-5365, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030486 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Van Sande, M. J. Costa, C. Massart, S. Swillens, S. Costagliola, J. Orgiazzi, and J. E. Dumont

Kinetics of Thyrotropin-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroid-Stimulating Antibody Binding and Action on the TSH Receptor in Intact TSH Receptor-Expressing CHO Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5366-5374, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030664 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anna A. Ahimastos, Melissa Formosa, Anthony M. Dart, and Bronwyn A. Kingwell

Gender Differences in Large Artery Stiffness Pre- and Post Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5375-5380, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030722 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jerry R. Greenfield, Katherine Samaras, Arthur B. Jenkins, Paul J. Kelly, Tim D. Spector, and Lesley V. Campbell

Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Dietary Fat Composition, and Abdominal Obesity in Women: Evidence for Gene-Environment Interaction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5381-5386, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030851 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Palmiero Monteleone, Michele Fabrazzo, Vassilis Martiadis, Antonio Fuschino, Cristina Serritella, Nicola Milici, and Mario Maj

Opposite Changes in Circulating Adiponectin in Women With Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5387-5391, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030956 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vassiliki Poulaki, Constantine S. Mitsiades, Ciaran McMullan, Despoina Sykoutri, Galinos Fanourakis, Vassiliki Kotoula, Sophia Tseleni-Balafouta, Demetrios A. Koutras, and Nicholas Mitsiades

Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression by Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5392-5398, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030389 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marina N. Nikiforova, Edna T. Kimura, Manoj Gandhi, Paul W. Biddinger, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Fulvio Basolo, Zhaowen Zhu, Riccardo Giannini, Giuliana Salvatore, Alfredo Fusco, Massimo Santoro, James A. Fagin, and Yuri E. Nikiforov

BRAF Mutations in Thyroid Tumors Are Restricted to Papillary Carcinomas and Anaplastic or Poorly Differentiated Carcinomas Arising from Papillary Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5399-5404, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030838 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Christin-Maitre, C. Laveille, J. Collette, N. Brion, and J.-Y. Reginster

Pharmacodynamics of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in Postmenopausal Women during Pulsed Estrogen Therapy: Evidence That FSH Release and Synthesis Are Controlled by Distinct Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5405-5413, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030094 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Song-Guang Ren, Sun Kim, John Taylor, Josse Dong, Jacques-Pierre Moreau, Michael D. Culler, and Shlomo Melmed

Suppression of Rat and Human Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion by a Novel Somatostatin/Dopaminergic Chimeric Ligand
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5414-5421, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030302 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mariano Sentí, Marta Tomás, Montserrat Fitó, Tanja Weinbrenner, María-Isabel Covas, Joan Sala, Rafel Masiá, and Jaume Marrugat

Antioxidant Paraoxonase 1 Activity in the Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5422-5426, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030648 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renee Crompton, Vicki L. Clifton, Andrew T. Bisits, Mark A. Read, Roger Smith, and Ian M. R. Wright

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Causes Vasodilation in Human Skin via Mast Cell-Dependent Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5427-5432, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030377 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vinaya Simha and Abhimanyu Garg

Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Body Fat Distribution in Patients with Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Caused by Mutations in the AGPAT2 or Seipin Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5433-5437, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030835 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adriana M. Álvares Da Silva, Rui M. B. Maciel, Magnus R. Dias Da Silva, Silvia R. C. Toledo, Marcos B. De Carvalho, and Janete M. Cerutti

A Novel Germ-Line Point Mutation in RET Exon 8 (Gly⁵³³Cys) in a Large Kindred with Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5438-5443, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030997 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinton R. Bruce, Mitchell J. Anderson, Andrew L. Carey, David G. Newman, Arend Bonen, Adamandia D. Kriketos, Gregory J. Cooney, and John A. Hawley

Muscle Oxidative Capacity Is a Better Predictor of Insulin Sensitivity than Lipid Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5444-5451, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030791 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mikako Degawa-Yamauchi, Jason E. Bovenkerk, Beth Elisa Juliar, William Watson, Kimberly Kerr, RoseMarie Jones, Qihong Zhu, and Robert V. Considine

Serum Resistin (FIZZ3) Protein Is Increased in Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5452-5455, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021808 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ketan Patel, Mickey S. Coffler, Michael H. Dahan, Richard Y. Yoo, Mark A. Lawson, Pamela J. Malcom, and R. Jeffrey Chang

Increased Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Unaltered by Prolonged Insulin Infusion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5456-5461, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030816 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bastiaan E. de Galan, Saskia J. Rietjens, Cees J. Tack, Sieberen P. van der Werf, C. G. J. Sweep, Jacques W. M. Lenders, and Paul Smits

Antecedent Adrenaline Attenuates the Responsiveness to But Not the Release of Counterregulatory Hormones during Subsequent Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5462-5467, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030407 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laurence Katznelson, Wesley P. Fairfield, Nebras Zeizafoun, Bruce E. Sands, Mark A. Peppercorn, Daniel I. Rosenthal, and Anne Klibanski

Effects of Growth Hormone Secretion on Body Composition in Patients with Crohn’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5468-5472, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030608 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Seiko Kitamura, Ichiro Yokota, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yumiko Kotani, Junko Matsuda, Etsuo Naito, Michinori Ito, Kenji Kangawa, and Yasuhiro Kuroda

Ghrelin Concentration in Cord and Neonatal Blood: Relation to Fetal Growth and Energy Balance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5473-5477, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021350 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Tassone, F. Broglio, S. Destefanis, S. Rovere, A. Benso, C. Gottero, F. Prodam, R. Rossetto, C. Gauna, A. J. van der Lely, E. Ghigo, and M. Maccario

Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Effects of Acute Ghrelin Administration in Human Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5478-5483, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030564 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, William S. Evans, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Estradiol Supplementation Enhances Submaximal Feed-Forward Drive of Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion by Recombinant Human GH-Releasing Hormone-1,44-Amide in a Putatively Somatostatin-Withdrawn Milieu
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5484-5489, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030410 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Wei Liu, Scott G. Thomas, Sylvia L. Asa, Nestor Gonzalez-Cadavid, Shalendar Bhasin, and Shereen Ezzat

Myostatin Is a Skeletal Muscle Target of Growth Hormone Anabolic Action
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5490-5496, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030497 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Schroth, Jürgen Kratzsch, Michael Gröschl, Manfred Rauh, Wolfgang Rascher, and Jörg Dötsch

Increased Soluble Leptin Receptor in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5497-5501, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030539 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nanette Santoro, Barbara Isaac, Genevieve Neal-Perry, Tovaghol Adel, Laura Weingart, Aimee Nussbaum, Shilpa Thakur, Hikoyoshi Jinnai, Nidhi Khosla, and David Barad

Impaired Folliculogenesis and Ovulation in Older Reproductive Aged Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5502-5509, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021839 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Palmiero Monteleone, Rachele Bencivenga, Nicola Longobardi, Cristina Serritella, and Mario Maj

Differential Responses of Circulating Ghrelin to High-Fat or High-Carbohydrate Meal in Healthy Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5510-5514, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030797 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. C. C. Navegantes, M. Sjöstrand, S. Gudbjörnsdottir, L. Strindberg, M. Elam, and P. Lönnroth

Regulation and Counterregulation of Lipolysis in Vivo: Different Roles of Sympathetic Activation and Insulin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5515-5520, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030445 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Celine Duparc, Herve Lefebvre, Marie-Christine Tonon, Hubert Vaudry, and Jean-Marc Kuhn

Characterization of Endozepines in the Human Testicular Tissue: Effect of Triakontatetraneuropeptide on Testosterone Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5521-5528, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030783 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alejandro Gonzalez, Eduardo Abril, Alfredo Roca, Maria José Aragón, Maria José Figueroa, Pilar Velarde, Rocío Ruiz, Omar Fayez, José Jorge Galán, José Antonio Herreros, Luis Miguel Real, and Agustín Ruiz

Specific CAPN10 Gene Haplotypes Influence the Clinical Profile of Polycystic Ovary Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5529-5536, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030322 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ada Funaro, Anna Sapino, Bruna Ferranti, Alberto L. Horenstein, Isabella Castellano, Bruno Bagni, Gianni Garotta, and Fabio Malavasi

Functional, Structural, and Distribution Analysis of the Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptor Using Murine Monoclonal Antibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5537-5546, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030977 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lih-Yuh C. Wing, Pei-Chin Chuang, Meng-Hsing Wu, Hsiu-Mei Chen, and Shaw-Jenq Tsai

Expression and Mitogenic Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor-9 in Human Endometriotic Implant Is Regulated by Aberrant Production of Estrogen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5547-5554, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030597 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vassilis Tsatsaris, Frederic Goffin, Carine Munaut, Jean-François Brichant, Marie-Rose Pignon, Agnes Noel, Jean-Pierre Schaaps, Dominique Cabrol, Francis Frankenne, and Jean-Michel Foidart

Overexpression of the Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor in Preeclamptic Patients: Pathophysiological Consequences
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5555-5563, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030528 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kang Sun, Runlin Ma, Xiaolan Cui, Begoña Campos, Rose Webster, Diane Brockman, and Leslie Myatt

Glucocorticoids Induce Cytosolic Phospholipase A₂ and Prostaglandin H Synthase Type 2 But Not Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase (PGES) and Cytosolic PGES Expression in Cultured Primary Human Amnion Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5564-5571, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030875 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laura Suomalainen, Jukka K. Hakala, Virve Pentikäinen, Marjut Otala, Krista Erkkilä, Markku O. Pentikäinen, and Leo Dunkel

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Inhibition of Male Germ Cell Apoptosis in the Human Testis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5572-5579, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030776 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

P. Florio, P. Ciarmela, F. Arcuri, and F. Petraglia

High Levels of Intrauterine Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone, Urocortin, Tryptase, and Interleukin-8 in Spontaneous Abortions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5580, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031250 [Full Text]  

T. C. Theoharides, B. Madhappan, D. Kempuraj, and N. Papadopoulou

Authors’ Response: High Levels of Intrauterine Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone, Urocortin, Tryptase, and Interleukin-8 in Spontaneous Abortions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5580-a-5581, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031382 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Clinical Diabetes & Endocrinology in 2004
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5489 [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5582-5584 [Full Text]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5585-5587 [Full Text]  

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