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

Special Features:

G. Arnaldi, A. Angeli, A. B. Atkinson, X. Bertagna, F. Cavagnini, G. P. Chrousos, G. A. Fava, J. W. Findling, R. C. Gaillard, A. B. Grossman, B. Kola, A. Lacroix, T. Mancini, F. Mantero, J. Newell-Price, L. K. Nieman, N. Sonino, M. L. Vance, A. Giustina, and M. Boscaro

Diagnosis and Complications of Cushing’s Syndrome: A Consensus Statement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5593-5602, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030871 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cary N. Mariash

Editorial: Thyroid Hormone and the Adipocyte
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5603-5604, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031800 [Full Text]  

Martin Haluzik, Jara Nedvidkova, Vladimir Bartak, Ivana Dostalova, Petr Vlcek, Pavel Racek, Michal Taus, Stepan Svacina, Salvatore Alesci, and Karel Pacak

Effects of Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism on Noradrenergic Activity and Glycerol Concentrations in Human Subcutaneous Abdominal Adipose Tissue Assessed with Microdialysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5605-5608, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030576 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

Editorial: Hormones and the Heart: Controversies and Conundrums
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5609-5610, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031809 [Full Text]  

Firas Akhrass, Arthur T. Evans, Yue Wang, Stuart Rich, C. R. Kannan, Leon Fogelfeld, and Theodore Mazzone

Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Associated with Less Coronary Atherosclerosis in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5611-5614, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031008 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, Jennifer Bjornson, Annie Hackman, Avichal Aggarwal, Joyce Chung, Melissa Ott, David B. Herzog, Michael L. Johnson, and Anne Klibanski

Alterations in Growth Hormone Secretory Dynamics in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa and Effects on Bone Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5615-5623, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030532 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Enhanced Granulosa Cell Responsiveness to Follicle-Stimulating Hormone during Insulin Infusion in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treated with Pioglitazone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5624-5631, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030745 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Efstratios M. Kolibianakis, Carola Albano, Michel Camus, Herman Tournaye, Andre C. Van Steirteghem, and Paul Devroey

Initiation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist on Day 1 as Compared to Day 6 of Stimulation: Effect on Hormonal Levels and Follicular Development in in Vitro Fertilization Cycles
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5632-5637, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030805 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lesley J. White, Michael A. Ferguson, Sean C. McCoy, and HeeWon Kim

Intramyocellular Lipid Changes in Men and Women during Aerobic Exercise: A ¹H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5638-5643, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031006 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dolores M. Shoback, John P. Bilezikian, Stewart A. Turner, Laura C. McCary, Matthew D. Guo, and Munro Peacock

The Calcimimetic Cinacalcet Normalizes Serum Calcium in Subjects with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5644-5649, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021597 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Parkinson, M. Kassem, L. Heickendorff, A. Flyvbjerg, and P. J. Trainer

Pegvisomant-Induced Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Normalization in Patients with Acromegaly Returns Elevated Markers of Bone Turnover to Normal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5650-5655, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030772 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eyal Sivan, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Clara Pariente, Yael Efraty, Eyal Schiff, Rina Hemi, and Hannah Kanety

Adiponectin in Human Cord Blood: Relation to Fetal Birth Weight and Gender
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5656-5660, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031174 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Narumi Nagai, Naoki Sakane, Linda Massako Ueno, Taku Hamada, and Toshio Moritani

The -3826 AG Variant of the Uncoupling Protein-1 Gene Diminishes Postprandial Thermogenesis after a High Fat Meal in Healthy Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5661-5667, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030672 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. R. Warman, H. Tripp, V. L. Warman, and J. Arendt

Acute Exposure to Circularly Polarized 50-Hz Magnetic Fields of 200–300 µT Does Not Affect the Pattern of Melatonin Secretion in Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5668-5673, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030220 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Marchesini, U. Pagotto, E. Bugianesi, R. De Iasio, R. Manini, E. Vanni, R. Pasquali, N. Melchionda, and M. Rizzetto

Low Ghrelin Concentrations in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Are Related to Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5674-5679, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031094 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Balsamo, Alessandro Cicognani, Lilia Baldazzi, Michela Barbaro, Federico Baronio, Monia Gennari, Milva Bal, Alessandra Cassio, Krissi Kontaxaki, and Emanuele Cacciari

CYP21 Genotype, Adult Height, and Pubertal Development in 55 Patients Treated for 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5680-5688, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030123 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Henriette Mersebach, Ole Lander Svendsen, Arne Astrup, and Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen

Abnormal Sympathoadrenal Activity, but Normal Energy Expenditure in Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5689-5695, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030870 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ameeta Mehta, Peter C. Hindmarsh, Richard G. Stanhope, Caroline E. Brain, Michael A. Preece, and Mehul T. Dattani

Is the Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Test Necessary in the Diagnosis of Central Hypothyroidism in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5696-5703, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030943 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Koushi Yokomura, Takafumi Suda, Shigekazu Sasaki, Naoki Inui, Kingo Chida, and Hirotoshi Nakamura

Increased Expression of the 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃-1-Hydroxylase Gene in Alveolar Macrophages of Patients with Lung Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5704-5709, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030537 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. H. Samuels, K. Pillote, D. Asher, and J. C. Nelson

Variable Effects of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Agents on Thyroid Test Results
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5710-5716, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021869 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vladimir K. Bakalov, Lauren Axelrod, Jeffrey Baron, Lori Hanton, Lawrence M. Nelson, James C. Reynolds, Suvimol Hill, James Troendle, and Carolyn A. Bondy

Selective Reduction in Cortical Bone Mineral Density in Turner Syndrome Independent of Ovarian Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5717-5722, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030913 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. W. F. T. Toorians, M. C. L. G. D. Thomassen, S. Zweegman, E. J. P. Magdeleyns, G. Tans, L. J. G. Gooren, and J. Rosing

Venous Thrombosis and Changes of Hemostatic Variables during Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment in Transsexual People
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5723-5729, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030520 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Susan B. Nunez, Karim Calis, Gordon B. Cutler, Jr., Janet Jones, and Penelope P. Feuillan

Lack of Efficacy of Fadrozole in Treating Precocious Puberty in Girls with the McCune-Albright Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5730-5733, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030864 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Scott G. Thomas, John G. Esposito, and Shereen Ezzat

Exercise Training Benefits Growth Hormone (GH)-Deficient Adults in the Absence or Presence of GH Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5734-5738, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030632 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regina M. Martin, Chin J. Lin, Elaine M. F. Costa, Maria Leocadia de Oliveira, Alexandre Carrilho, Heloisa Villar, Carlos A. Longui, and Berenice B. Mendonca

P450c17 Deficiency in Brazilian Patients: Biochemical Diagnosis through Progesterone Levels Confirmed by CYP17 Genotyping
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5739-5746, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030988 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jonathan Q. Purnell, David S. Weigle, Patricia Breen, and David E. Cummings

Ghrelin Levels Correlate with Insulin Levels, Insulin Resistance, and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, But Not with Gender, Menopausal Status, or Cortisol Levels in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5747-5752, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030513 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Venje Boonstra, Yvonne van Pareren, Paul Mulder, and Anita Hokken-Koelega

Puberty in Growth Hormone-Treated Children Born Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5753-5758, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030512 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. M. Drake, D. L. Kendler, C. J. Rosen, and E. S. Orwoll

An Investigation of the Predictors of Bone Mineral Density and Response to Therapy with Alendronate in Osteoporotic Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5759-5765, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021654 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marjolein Visser, Dorly J. H. Deeg, and Paul Lips

Low Vitamin D and High Parathyroid Hormone Levels as Determinants of Loss of Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia): The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5766-5772, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030604 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Finn Noe Bennedbæk and Laszlo Hegedüs

Treatment of Recurrent Thyroid Cysts with Ethanol: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5773-5777, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031000 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jon E. Wergedal, Katarina Veskovic, Minea Hellan, Christine Nyght, Wendy Balemans, Cesar Libanati, Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Johan Tan, David J. Baylink, and Wim Van Hul

Patients with Van Buchem Disease, an Osteosclerotic Genetic Disease, Have Elevated Bone Formation Markers, Higher Bone Density, and Greater Derived Polar Moment of Inertia than Normal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5778-5783, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030201 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Lange, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Ole Lander Svendsen, Knud William Kastrup, Anders Juul, and Jørn Müller

High Risk of Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults Previously Treated for Idiopathic Childhood Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5784-5789, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030529 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernhard Olgemöller, Adelbert A. Roscher, Bernhard Liebl, and Ralph Fingerhut

Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Adjustment of 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Cut-Off Values to Both Age and Birth Weight Markedly Improves the Predictive Value
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5790-5794, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021732 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cathrine M. Morberg, Inge Tetens, Eva Black, Soeren Toubro, Thorkild I. A. Soerensen, Oluf Pedersen, and Arne Astrup

Leptin and Bone Mineral Density: A Cross-Sectional Study in Obese and Nonobese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5795-5800, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030496 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sigrid Elsenbruch, Susanne Hahn, Daniela Kowalsky, Alexandra H. Öffner, Manfred Schedlowski, Klaus Mann, and Onno E. Janssen

Quality of Life, Psychosocial Well-Being, and Sexual Satisfaction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5801-5807, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030562 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bogdan Catargi, Vincent Rigalleau, Agathe Poussin, Nathalie Ronci-Chaix, Veronique Bex, Vincent Vergnot, Henri Gin, Patrick Roger, and Antoine Tabarin

Occult Cushing’s Syndrome in Type-2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5808-5813, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030254 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shigeru Minowada, Tetsuya Fujimura, Naoki Takahashi, Hiroichi Kishi, Kanehiro Hasuo, and Manabu Minami

Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous Acetic Acid Injection Therapy for Functioning Adrenocortical Adenoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5814-5817, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030530 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. C. Meriggiola, A. Costantino, S. Cerpolini, W. J. Bremner, D. Huebler, A. M. Morselli-Labate, B. Kirsch, A. Bertaccini, C. Pelusi, and G. Pelusi

Testosterone Undecanoate Maintains Spermatogenic Suppression Induced by Cyproterone Acetate Plus Testosterone Undecanoate in Normal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5818-5826, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030574 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jianjian Shi, Rajagopal V. Sekhar, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Kenneth Ellis, Peter J. Reeds, Farook Jahoor, and Morali D. Sharma

Short- and Long-Term Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement on Protein Metabolism in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5827-5833, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021943 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Arnaldi, T. Mancini, B. Kola, G. Appolloni, S. Freddi, C. Concettoni, I. Bearzi, A. Masini, M. Boscaro, and F. Mantero

Cyclical Cushing’s Syndrome in a Patient with a Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumor (Typical Carcinoid) Expressing Ghrelin and Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5834-5840, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030514 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patricia A. Donohoue, Ya-Xiong Tao, Malia Collins, Giles S. H. Yeo, Stephen O’Rahilly, and Deborah L. Segaloff

Deletion of Codons 88–92 of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene: A Novel Deleterious Mutation in an Obese Female
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5841-5845, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030903 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carina C. W. Chan, Terence T. Lao, Pak Chung Ho, Eppie O. P. Sung, and Annie N. Y. Cheung

The Effect of Mifepristone on the Expression of Steroid Hormone Receptors in Human Decidua and Placenta: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5846-5850, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030958 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marlies J. E. Kempers, David A. van Tijn, A. S. Paul van Trotsenburg, Jan J. M. de Vijlder, Brenda M. Wiedijk, and Thomas Vulsma

Central Congenital Hypothyroidism due to Gestational Hyperthyroidism: Detection Where Prevention Failed
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5851-5857, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030665 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alberto M. Pereira, Maarten O. van Aken, Hans van Dulken, Pieter J. Schutte, Nienke R. Biermasz, Jan W. A. Smit, Ferdinand Roelfsema, and Johannes A. Romijn

Long-Term Predictive Value of Postsurgical Cortisol Concentrations for Cure and Risk of Recurrence in Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5858-5864, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030751 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annice Mukherjee, John P. Monson, Peter J. Jönsson, Peter J. Trainer, and Stephen M. Shalet

COMMENT: Seeking the Optimal Target Range for Insulin-Like Growth Factor I during the Treatment of Adult Growth Hormone Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5865-5870, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021741 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nobuyuki Amino, Yukiko Izumi, Yoh Hidaka, Keiko Takeoka, Yukiko Nakata, Ke-Ita Tatsumi, Atsuo Nagata, and Toru Takano

COMMENT: No Increase of Blocking Type Anti-Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies During Pregnancy in Patients with Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5871-5874, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030971 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margaret Sowell, Nitai Mukhopadhyay, Patrizia Cavazzoni, Christopher Carlson, Sunder Mudaliar, Sithiphol Chinnapongse, Amy Ray, Trent Davis, Alan Breier, Robert R. Henry, and Jamie Dananberg

COMMENT: Evaluation of Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Volunteers Treated with Olanzapine, Risperidone, or Placebo: A Prospective, Randomized Study Using the Two-Step Hyperinsulinemic, Euglycemic Clamp
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5875-5880, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021884 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Yong-Ming Liu, Jean-Marc Lacorte, Nathalie Viguerie, Christine Poitou, Véronique Pelloux, Bernard Guy-Grand, Christiane Coussieu, Dominique Langin, Arnaud Basdevant, and Karine Clément

Adiponectin Gene Expression in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Obese Women in Response to Short-Term Very Low Calorie Diet and Refeeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5881-5886, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030886 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Orio, Jr., Giuseppe Matarese, Sebastiano Di Biase, Stefano Palomba, Donato Labella, Veronica Sanna, Silvia Savastano, Fulvio Zullo, Annamaria Colao, and Gaetano Lombardi

Exon 6 and 2 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Polymorphisms in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5887-5892, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021816 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

T. Tukel, O. Uyguner, J. Q. Wei, M. Yuksel-Apak, N. Saka, D. X. Song, H. Kayserili, F. Bas, H. Gunoz, R. C. Wilson, M. I. New, and B. Wollnik

A Novel Semiquantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction/Enzyme Digestion-Based Method for Detection of Large Scale Deletions/Conversions of the CYP21 Gene and Mutation Screening in Turkish Families with 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5893-5897, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030813 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ying-Hui Wu, Matthijs G. P. Feenstra, Jiang-Ning Zhou, Rong-Yu Liu, Javier Sastre Toranõ, Hendrikus J. M. Van Kan, David F. Fischer, Rivka Ravid, and Dick F. Swaab

Molecular Changes Underlying Reduced Pineal Melatonin Levels in Alzheimer Disease: Alterations in Preclinical and Clinical Stages
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5898-5906, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030833 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tasoula Tsilchorozidou, John W. Honour, and Gerard S. Conway

Altered Cortisol Metabolism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Insulin Enhances 5-Reduction But Not the Elevated Adrenal Steroid Production Rates
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5907-5913, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030240 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yumi Matsushita, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Nobuo Yoshiike, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Chigusa Date, Kazuo Kawahara, and Heizo Tanaka

The Trp⁶⁴Arg Polymorphism of the ß₃-Adrenergic Receptor Gene Is Not Associated with Body Weight or Body Mass Index in Japanese: A Longitudinal Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5914-5920, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030655 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aaron P. Russell, Patrick Schrauwen, Emmanuel Somm, Giacomo Gastaldi, Matthijs K. C. Hesselink, Gert Schaart, Esther Kornips, Sing Kai Lo, Daniela Bufano, Jean-Paul Giacobino, Patrick Muzzin, Mara Ceccon, Corrado Angelini, and Lodovica Vergani

Decreased Fatty Acid ß-Oxidation in Riboflavin-Responsive, Multiple Acylcoenzyme A Dehydrogenase-Deficient Patients Is Associated with an Increase in Uncoupling Protein-3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5921-5926, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030885 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicola Abate, Lucia Carulli, Alberto Cabo-Chan, Jr., Manisha Chandalia, Peter G. Snell, and Scott M. Grundy

Genetic Polymorphism PC-1 K121Q and Ethnic Susceptibility to Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5927-5934, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030453 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruth J. F. Loos, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, D. C. Rao, Treva Rice, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, Tuomo Rankinen, and Claude Bouchard

Genome-Wide Linkage Scan for the Metabolic Syndrome in the HERITAGE Family Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5935-5943, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030553 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karine Blouin, Christian Richard, Chantal Bélanger, Pierre Dupont, Marleen Daris, Philippe Laberge, Van Luu-The, and André Tchernof

Local Androgen Inactivation in Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5944-5950, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030535 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nelly Mauras, John Lima, Deval Patel, Annie Rini, Enrico di Salle, Ambrose Kwok, and Barbara Lippe

Pharmacokinetics and Dose Finding of a Potent Aromatase Inhibitor, Aromasin (Exemestane), in Young Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5951-5956, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031279 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pascal Pigny, Emilie Merlen, Yann Robert, Christine Cortet-Rudelli, Christine Decanter, Sophie Jonard, and Didier Dewailly

Elevated Serum Level of Anti-Mullerian Hormone in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relationship to the Ovarian Follicle Excess and to the Follicular Arrest
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5957-5962, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030727 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xinhua Chen, Theresa O. Scholl, Maria J. Leskiw, Melissa R. Donaldson, and T. Peter Stein

Association of Glutathione Peroxidase Activity with Insulin Resistance and Dietary Fat Intake during Normal Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5963-5968, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030544 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Régis Coutant, Hélène Maurey, Stéphanie Rouleau, Elisabeth Mathieu, Philippe Mercier, Jean Marie Limal, and Anne Le Bouil

Defect in Epinephrine Production in Children with Craniopharyngioma: Functional or Organic Origin?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5969-5975, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030552 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nectaria Xita, Agathocles Tsatsoulis, Anthi Chatzikyriakidou, and Ioannis Georgiou

Association of the (TAAAA)n Repeat Polymorphism in the Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) Gene with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Relation to SHBG Serum Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5976-5980, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030197 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yumiko Okubo, Ken Siddle, Helen Firth, Steve O’Rahilly, Louise C. Wilson, Lionel Willatt, Toshiaki Fukushima, Shin-Ichiro Takahashi, Clive J. Petry, Tero Saukkonen, Richard Stanhope, and David B. Dunger

Cell Proliferation Activities on Skin Fibroblasts from a Short Child with Absence of One Copy of the Type 1 Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor (IGF1R) Gene and a Tall Child with Three Copies of the IGF1R Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5981-5988, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021080 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annette H. M. van der Helm-van Mil, Eus J. W. van Someren, Rivka van den Boom, Mark A. van Buchem, Anton J. M. de Craen, and Gerard J. Blauw

No Influence of Melatonin on Cerebral Blood Flow in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5989-5994, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031107 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. S. Tannetta, S. Muttukrishna, N. P. Groome, C. W. G. Redman, and I. L. Sargent

Endothelial Cells and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Are a Potential Source of Extraplacental Activin A in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5995-6001, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021924 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. J. Ruiz-Alcaraz and J. del Rio-Garcia

Characterization of a Circulating N-Extended Form of the Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone-Like Peptide pGlu-Glu-Pro Amide in Human Plasma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6002-6007, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030681 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. G. Perry, A. Spiers, S. J. Cleland, G. D. O. Lowe, J. R. Petrie, and J. M. C. Connell

Glucocorticoids and Insulin Sensitivity: Dissociation of Insulin’s Metabolic and Vascular Actions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6008-6014, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021605 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Boschmann, Jochen Steiniger, Uta Hille, Jens Tank, Frauke Adams, Arya M. Sharma, Susanne Klaus, Friedrich C. Luft, and Jens Jordan

Water-Induced Thermogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6015-6019, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030780 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noel Peng, Joung W. Kim, William E. Rainey, Bruce R. Carr, and George R. Attia

The Role of the Orphan Nuclear Receptor, Liver Receptor Homologue-1, in the Regulation of Human Corpus Luteum 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type II
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6020-6028, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030880 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hisashi Narahara, Yasushi Kawano, Kaei Nasu, Jun Yoshimatsu, John M. Johnston, and Isao Miyakawa

Platelet-Activating Factor Inhibits the Secretion of Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase by Human Decidual Macrophages
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6029-6033, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030706 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine J. Owen, Claire E. Jennings, Helen Imrie, Alain Lachaux, Nicola A. Bridges, Tim D. Cheetham, and Simon H. S. Pearce

Mutational Analysis of the FOXP3 Gene and Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity in the Immunodysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6034-6039, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031080 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marina Premyslova, Wei Li, Nadia Alfaidy, Alan D. Bocking, Karen Campbell, William Gibb, and John R. G. Challis

Differential Expression and Regulation of Microsomal Prostaglandin E₂ Synthase in Human Fetal Membranes and Placenta with Infection and in Cultured Trophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6040-6047, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030618 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. J. Gratton, M. Gluszynski, D. M. Mazzuca, K. Nygard, and V. K. M. Han

Adrenomedullin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in the Placentae of Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6048-6055, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030323 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ibrahim Bildirici, Cheong-Rae Roh, W. Timothy Schaiff, Beth M. Lewkowski, D. Michael Nelson, and Yoel Sadovsky

The Lipid Droplet-Associated Protein Adipophilin Is Expressed in Human Trophoblasts and Is Regulated by Peroxisomal Proliferator-Activated Receptor-/Retinoid X Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6056-6062, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030628 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yutaka Noguchi, Takashi Sato, Michiko Hirata, Tetsuaki Hara, Koso Ohama, and Akira Ito

Identification and Characterization of Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer in Human Endometrium during the Menstrual Cycle in Vivo and in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6063-6072, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030457 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Qisheng Liu, Jean-Claude Reubi, Yining Wang, Brian J. Knoll, and Agnes Schonbrunn

In Vivo Phosphorylation of the Somatostatin 2A Receptor in Human Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6073-6079, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030986 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Damian G. Morris, Blerina Kola, Ninetta Borboli, Gregory A. Kaltsas, Maria Gueorguiev, Anne Marie McNicol, Roderick Ferrier, T. Hugh Jones, Stephanie Baldeweg, Michael Powell, Sándor Czirják, Zoltán Hanzély, Jan-Ove Johansson, Márta Korbonits, and Ashley B. Grossman

Identification of Adrenocorticotropin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Human Pituitary and Its Loss of Expression in Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6080-6087, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022048 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. H. Davies, B. A. J. Evans, M. E. M. Jenney, and J. W. Gregory

Effects of Chemotherapeutic Agents on the Function of Primary Human Osteoblast-Like Cells Derived from Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6088-6097, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030712 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philip G. McTernan, FFolliott M. Fisher, George Valsamakis, Rajkumar Chetty, Alison Harte, Claire L. McTernan, Penny M. S. Clark, Stephen A. Smith, Anthony H. Barnett, and Sudhesh Kumar

Resistin and Type 2 Diabetes: Regulation of Resistin Expression by Insulin and Rosiglitazone and the Effects of Recombinant Resistin on Lipid and Glucose Metabolism in Human Differentiated Adipocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6098-6106, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030898 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shaun P. Brothers, Jo Ann Janovick, and P. Michael Conn

COMMENT: Unexpected Effects of Epitope and Chimeric Tags on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors: Implications for Understanding the Molecular Etiology of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6107-6112, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031047 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Steen J. Bonnema, Viveque E. Nielsen, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Pretreatment with a Single, Low Dose of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Allows Dose Reduction of Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Nodular Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6113-6114, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031358 [Full Text]  

Jiri Horacek and Jayne A. Franklyn

Radioiodine Treatment of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6113-a, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031172 [Full Text]  

Willy-Anne Nieuwlaat, Dyde A. Huysmans, and Ad R. Hermus

Authors’ Response: Pretreatment with a Single, Low Dose of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Allows Dose Reduction of Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Nodular Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6114-6115, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031590 [Full Text]  

Robert L. Rosenfield, Randall B. Barnes, David A. Ehrmann, and Alicia Y. Toledano

The Value of the Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperandrogenism in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6115, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031357 [Full Text]  

G. A. Kaltsas, A. M. Isidori, J. P. Monson, G. M. Besser, and A. B. Grossman

Authors’ Response: The Value of the Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperandrogenism in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6115-a-6116, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031594 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5673 [Full Text]  

NIH Announces NEW Roadmap Funding Opportunity in Metabolomics
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 5906 [Full Text]  

Summer Institute on Aging Research 2004
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6055 [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6117-6119 [Full Text]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 6120-6122 [Full Text]  

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