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

Special Features:

Michael I. Goran, Geoff D. C. Ball, and Martha L. Cruz

CARDIOVASCULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY 2:Obesity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Children and Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1417-1427 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabrizio Monaco

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE:Classification of Thyroid Diseases: Suggestions for a Revision
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1428-1432 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021260 [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. L. Mazzaferri, R. J. Robbins, C. A. Spencer, L. E. Braverman, F. Pacini, L. Wartofsky, B. R. Haugen, S. I. Sherman, D. S. Cooper, G. D. Braunstein, S. Lee, T. F. Davies, B. M. Arafah, P. W. Ladenson, and A. Pinchera

A Consensus Report of the Role of Serum Thyroglobulin as a Monitoring Method for Low-Risk Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1433-1441 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Gianani and George S. Eisenbarth

EDITORIAL:Autoimmunity to Gastrointestinal Endocrine Cells in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1442-1444 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030247 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filip Sköldberg, Guida M. Portela-Gomes, Lars Grimelius, Gunnar Nilsson, Jaakko Perheentupa, Corrado Betterle, Eystein S. Husebye, Jan Gustafsson, Anders Rönnblom, Fredrik Rorsman, and Olle Kämpe

Histidine Decarboxylase, a Pyridoxal Phosphate-Dependent Enzyme, Is an Autoantigen of Gastric Enterochromaffin-Like Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1445-1452 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Svensson and Bengt-Åke Bengtsson

EDITORIAL:Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1453-1454 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030218 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margareta Bramnert, Mikael Segerlantz, Esa Laurila, Jens R. Daugaard, Per Manhem, and Leif Groop

Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy Induces Insulin Resistance by Activating the Glucose-Fatty Acid Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1455-1463 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chee W. Chia and Christopher D. Saudek

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:The Diagnosis of Fasting Hypoglycemia Due to an Islet-Cell Tumor Obscured by a Highly Specific Insulin Assay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1464-1467 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021543 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diana L. Esposito, Yunhua Li, Cinzia Vanni, Sandra Mammarella, Serena Veschi, Fulvio Della Loggia, Renato Mariani-Costantini, Pasquale Battista, Michael J. Quon, and Alessandro Cama

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A Novel T608R Missense Mutation in Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Identified in a Subject with Type 2 Diabetes Impairs Metabolic Insulin Signaling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1468-1475 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita Rastogi, Norman J. Beauchamp, and Paul W. Ladenson

IMAGES IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:Calcification of the Basal Ganglia in Chronic Hypoparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1476-1477 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021804 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Thomas W. Storer, Lynne Magliano, Linda Woodhouse, Martin L. Lee, Connie Dzekov, Jeanne Dzekov, Richard Casaburi, and Shalender Bhasin

Testosterone Dose-Dependently Increases Maximal Voluntary Strength and Leg Power, but Does Not Affect Fatigability or Specific Tension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1478-1485 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deqiong Ma and Graeme Jones

The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Metacarpal Morphometry, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1486-1491 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Ueland, C. Kristo, K. Godang, P. Aukrust, and J. Bollerslev

Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Is Associated with Fat Distribution in Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1492-1496 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Benito, Bryon Gomberg, Felix W. Wehrli, Richard H. Weening, Babette Zemel, Alexander C. Wright, Hee Kwon Song, Andrew Cucchiara, and Peter J. Snyder

Deterioration of Trabecular Architecture in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1497-1502 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021429 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staffan Enoksson, Sonia K. Caprio, Frances Rife, Gerald I. Shulman, William V. Tamborlane, and Robert S. Sherwin

Defective Activation of Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Lipolysis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus during Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1503-1511 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. S. P. van Trotsenburg, T. Vulsma, H. M. van Santen, W. Cheung, and J. J. M. de Vijlder

Lower Neonatal Screening Thyroxine Concentrations in Down Syndrome Newborns
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1512-1515 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John F. Randolph, Jr., MaryFran Sowers, Ellen B. Gold, Beth A. Mohr, Judith Luborsky, Nanette Santoro, Daniel S. McConnell, Joel S. Finkelstein, Stanley G. Korenman, Karen A. Matthews, Barbara Sternfeld, and Bill L. Lasley

Reproductive Hormones in the Early Menopausal Transition: Relationship to Ethnicity, Body Size, and Menopausal Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1516-1522 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020777 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dario Maggio, Mauro Barabani, Marco Pierandrei, M. Cristina Polidori, Marco Catani, Patrizia Mecocci, Umberto Senin, Roberto Pacifici, and Antonio Cherubini

Marked Decrease in Plasma Antioxidants in Aged Osteoporotic Women: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1523-1527 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Jayagopal, E. S. Kilpatrick, P. E. Jennings, D. A. Hepburn, and S. L. Atkin

The Biological Variation of Testosterone and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Implications for SHBG as a Surrogate Marker of Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1528-1533 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffaella Maiorana, Anna Carta, Giuseppina Floriddia, Daniela Leonardi, Massimo Buscema, Lidia Sava, Francesca Calaciura, and Riccardo Vigneri

Thyroid Hemiagenesis: Prevalence in Normal Children and Effect on Thyroid Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1534-1536 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021574 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabio Broglio, Andrea Benso, Carlotta Castiglioni, Cristina Gottero, Flavia Prodam, Silvia Destefanis, Carlotta Gauna, Aart Jan van der Lely, Romano Deghenghi, Mario Bo, Emanuela Arvat, and Ezio Ghigo

The Endocrine Response to Ghrelin as a Function of Gender in Humans in Young and Elderly Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1537-1542 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William I. Sivitz, Sheila M. Wayson, Margaret L. Bayless, Linda F. Larson, Christine Sinkey, Robert S. Bar, and William G. Haynes

Leptin and Body Fat in Type 2 Diabetes and Monodrug Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1543-1553 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Pecori Giraldi, Mirella Moro, and Francesco Cavagnini

Gender-Related Differences in the Presentation and Course of Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1554-1558 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qiang Tong, Jean-Louis Sankalé, Colleen M. Hadigan, Guo Tan, Eric S. Rosenberg, Phyllis J. Kanki, Steven K. Grinspoon, and Gökhan S. Hotamisligil

Regulation of Adiponectin in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients: Relationship to Body Composition and Metabolic Indices
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1559-1564 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicholas Patronas, Nail Bulakbasi, Constantine A. Stratakis, Antony Lafferty, Edward H. Oldfield, John Doppman, and Lynnette K. Nieman

Spoiled Gradient Recalled Acquisition in the Steady State Technique Is Superior to Conventional Postcontrast Spin Echo Technique for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detection of Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1565-1569 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chan Hyun Na, Mi Hwa Lee, Bo Youn Cho, and Chi-Bom Chae

A Method for Identification of the Peptides That Bind to a Clone of Thyroid-Stimulating Antibodies in the Serum of Graves’ Disease Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1570-1576 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Weigle, David E. Cummings, Patricia D. Newby, Patricia A. Breen, R. Scott Frayo, Colleen C. Matthys, Holly S. Callahan, and Jonathan Q. Purnell

Roles of Leptin and Ghrelin in the Loss of Body Weight Caused by a Low Fat, High Carbohydrate Diet
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1577-1586 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Carel, Pierre Chatelain, Pierre Rochiccioli, and Jean-Louis Chaussain

Improvement in Adult Height after Growth Hormone Treatment in Adolescents with Short Stature Born Small for Gestational Age: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1587-1593 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

May Faraj, Peter J. Havel, Steve Phélis, David Blank, Allan D. Sniderman, and Katherine Cianflone

Plasma Acylation-Stimulating Protein, Adiponectin, Leptin, and Ghrelin before and after Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass Surgery in Morbidly Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1594-1602 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mara J. Horwitz, Mary Beth Tedesco, Susan M. Sereika, Bruce W. Hollis, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, and Andrew F. Stewart

Direct Comparison of Sustained Infusion of Human Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein-(1–36) [hPTHrP-(1–36)] Versus hPTH-(1–34) on Serum Calcium, Plasma 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Concentrations, and Fractional Calcium Excretion in Healthy Human Volunteers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1603-1609 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020773 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. B. Schrauwen-Hinderling, P. Schrauwen, M. K. C. Hesselink, J. M. A. van Engelshoven, K. Nicolay, W. H. M. Saris, A. G. H. Kessels, and M. E. Kooi

The Increase in Intramyocellular Lipid Content Is a Very Early Response to Training
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1610-1616 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bonnie J. Brehm, Randy J. Seeley, Stephen R. Daniels, and David A. D’Alessio

A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1617-1623 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert D. Hoeldtke, Kimberly D. Bryner, Daniel R. McNeill, Sarah S. Warehime, Knox Van Dyke, and Gerald Hobbs

Oxidative Stress and Insulin Requirements in Patients with Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1624-1628 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021525 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosario Pivonello, Annamaria De Bellis, Antongiulio Faggiano, Francesco Di Salle, Mario Petretta, Carolina Di Somma, Silvia Perrino, Paolo Altucci, Antonio Bizzarro, Antonio Bellastella, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Central Diabetes Insipidus and Autoimmunity: Relationship between the Occurrence of Antibodies to Arginine Vasopressin-Secreting Cells and Clinical, Immunological, and Radiological Features in a Large Cohort of Patients with Central Diabetes Insipidus of Known and Unknown Etiology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1629-1636 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020791 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Imre Pavo, György Jermendy, Tamas T. Varkonyi, Zsuzsa Kerenyi, Andras Gyimesi, Sergej Shoustov, Marina Shestakova, Matthias Herz, Don Johns, Belinda J. Schluchter, Andreas Festa, and Meng H. Tan

Effect of Pioglitazone Compared with Metformin on Glycemic Control and Indicators of Insulin Sensitivity in Recently Diagnosed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1637-1645 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grace Mariko Kalish, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Gail A. Laughlin, and Barbara I. Gulanski

Association of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Insulin Resistance among Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Intervention Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1646-1652 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. L. Powell, D. Piersma, M. E. Kevenaar, I. L. van Staveren, A. P. N. Themmen, B. J. Iacopetta, and E. M. J. J. Berns

Luteinizing Hormone Signaling and Breast Cancer: Polymorphisms and Age of Onset
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1653-1657 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. M. Drake, P. V. Carroll, K. T. Maher, K. A. Metcalfe, C. Camacho-Hübner, N. J. Shaw, D. B. Dunger, T. D. Cheetham, M. O. Savage, and J. P. Monson

The Effect of Cessation of Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy on Bone Mineral Accretion in GH-Deficient Adolescents at the Completion of Linear Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1658-1663 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. S. Lindsay, J. D. Walker, I. Halsall, C. N. Hales, A. A. Calder, B. A. Hamilton, and F. D. Johnstone

Insulin and Insulin Propeptides at Birth in Offspring of Diabetic Mothers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1664-1671 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José A. Sgarbi, Fábio G. Villaça, Benito Garbeline, HeloÍsa E. Villar, and João H. Romaldini

The Effects of Early Antithyroid Therapy for Endogenous Subclinical Hyperthyroidism in Clinical and Heart Abnormalities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1672-1677 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Jara Nedvídková, Ivana Krykorková, Vladimír Barták, Hana Papezová, Philip W. Gold, Salvatore Alesci, and Karel Pacak

Loss of Meal-Induced Decrease in Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1678-1682 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021669 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Alessandro Riva, Felice Loffredo, Alessandro Uccheddu, Francesca Testa Riva, and Bernard Tandler

Mitochondria of Human Adrenal Cortex Have Tubular Cristae with Bulbous Tips
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1903-1906 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-030013 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jussi Sutinen, Elena Korsheninnikova, Tohru Funahashi, Yuji Matsuzawa, Tuulikki Nyman, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen

Circulating Concentration of Adiponectin and Its Expression in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Patients with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1907-1910 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021922 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone, Michel Morlot, Michael Ludwig, Wolfgang G. Sippell, and Carl-Joachim Partsch

Identification of a Novel Mutation in the Human Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene in a German Family with Autosomal-Dominant Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1: Further Evidence for Marked Interindividual Clinical Heterogeneity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1683-1686 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Boyne, Minerva Thame, Franklyn I. Bennett, Clive Osmond, John P. Miell, and Terrence E. Forrester

The Relationship among Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I, IGF-Binding Proteins-1 and -2, and Birth Anthropometry: A Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1687-1691 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Lania, M. Filopanti, S. Corbetta, M. Losa, E. Ballaré, P. Beck-Peccoz, and A. Spada

Effects of Hypothalamic Neuropeptides on Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK1 and ERK2) Cascade in Human Tumoral Pituitary Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1692-1696 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takahito Hara, Hideo Araki, Masami Kusaka, Masataka Harada, Nobuo Cho, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shuichi Furuya, and Masahiko Fujino

Suppression of a Pituitary-Ovarian Axis by Chronic Oral Administration of a Novel Nonpeptide Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist, TAK-013, in Cynomolgus Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1697-1704 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques Pantel, Jürgen Grulich-Henn, Markus Bettendorf, Christian J. Strasburger, Udo Heinrich, and Serge Amselem

Heterozygous Nonsense Mutation in Exon 3 of the Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) in Severe GH Insensitivity (Laron Syndrome) and the Issue of the Origin and Function of the GHRd3 Isoform
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1705-1710 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021667 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steffi Kopprasch, Jens Pietzsch, Eberhard Kuhlisch, and Juergen Graessler

Lack of Association between Serum Paraoxonase 1 Activities and Increased Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels in Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1711-1716 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Kolehmainen, M. I. J. Uusitupa, E. Alhava, M. Laakso, and H. Vidal

Effect of the Pro12Ala Polymorphism in the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) 2 Gene on the Expression of PPAR Target Genes in Adipose Tissue of Massively Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1717-1722 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020603 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martha Lappas, Michael Permezel, and Gregory E. Rice

N-Acetyl-Cysteine Inhibits Phospholipid Metabolism, Proinflammatory Cytokine Release, Protease Activity, and Nuclear Factor-B Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Binding Activity in Human Fetal Membranes in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1723-1729 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021677 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary Yannakoulia, Nikos Yiannakouris, Susann Blüher, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, and Christos S. Mantzoros

Body Fat Mass and Macronutrient Intake in Relation to Circulating Soluble Leptin Receptor, Free Leptin Index, Adiponectin, and Resistin Concentrations in Healthy Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1730-1736 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. J. McKeown and J. R. G. Challis

Regulation of 15-Hydroxy Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase by Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone through a Calcium-Dependent Pathway in Human Chorion Trophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1737-1741 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mickey S. Coffler, Ketan Patel, Michael H. Dahan, Pamela J. Malcom, Toana Kawashima, Reena Deutsch, and R. Jeffrey Chang

Evidence for Abnormal Granulosa Cell Responsiveness to Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1742-1747 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicola Pannacciulli, Roberto Vettor, Gabriella Milan, Marnie Granzotto, Alessandro Catucci, Giovanni Federspil, Piero De Giacomo, Riccardo Giorgino, and Giovanni De Pergola

Anorexia Nervosa Is Characterized by Increased Adiponectin Plasma Levels and Reduced Nonoxidative Glucose Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1748-1752 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021215 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelo Avogaro, Elisa Pagnin, and Lorenzo Calò

Monocyte NADPH Oxidase Subunit p22^phox and Inducible Hemeoxygenase-1 Gene Expressions Are Increased in Type II Diabetic Patients: Relationship with Oxidative Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1753-1759 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah P. Merke, Jeremy D. Fields, Margaret F. Keil, A. Catherine Vaituzis, George P. Chrousos, and Jay N. Giedd

Children with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Have Decreased Amygdala Volume: Potential Prenatal and Postnatal Hormonal Effects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1760-1765 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021730 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrine K. Welt, Yanira L. Pagan, Patricia C. Smith, Kimberly B. Rado, and Janet E. Hall

Control of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone by Estradiol and the Inhibins: Critical Role of Estradiol at the Hypothalamus during the Luteal-Follicular Transition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1766-1771 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Torsten P. Vahl, Breay W. Paty, Bradley D. Fuller, Ronald L. Prigeon, and David A. D’Alessio

Effects of GLP-1-(7–36)NH₂, GLP-1-(7–37), and GLP-1- (9–36)NH₂ on Intravenous Glucose Tolerance and Glucose-Induced Insulin Secretion in Healthy Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1772-1779 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Manuel Fernández-Real, Montserrat Broch, Cristóbal Richart, Joan Vendrell, Abel López-Bermejo, and Wifredo Ricart

CD14 Monocyte Receptor, Involved in the Inflammatory Cascade, and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1780-1784 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020173 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claus Thamer, Jürgen Machann, Oliver Bachmann, Michael Haap, Dominik Dahl, Beate Wietek, Otto Tschritter, Andreas Niess, Klaus Brechtel, Andreas Fritsche, Claus Claussen, Stephan Jacob, Fritz Schick, Hans-Ulrich Häring, and Michael Stumvoll

Intramyocellular Lipids: Anthropometric Determinants and Relationships with Maximal Aerobic Capacity and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1785-1791 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021674 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Gibney, M. L. Healy, M. Stolinski, S. B. Bowes, C. Pentecost, L. Breen, C. McMillan, D. L. Russell-Jones, P. H. Sonksen, and A. M. Umpleby

Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) on Glycerol and Free Fatty Acid Metabolism during Exhaustive Exercise in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1792-1797 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Jin, Weiping Teng, Songtao Ben, Xiaoyan Xiong, Jing Zhang, Shijie Xu, Yin Yao Shugart, Li Jin, Jialun Chen, and Wei Huang

Genome-Wide Scan of Graves’ Disease: Evidence for Linkage on Chromosome 5q31 in Chinese Han Pedigrees
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1798-1803 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotte Ling, Louise Svensson, Birgitta Odén, Birgitta Weijdegård, Barbro Edén, Staffan Edén, and Håkan Billig

Identification of Functional Prolactin (PRL) Receptor Gene Expression: PRL Inhibits Lipoprotein Lipase Activity in Human White Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1804-1808 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kotaro Kitaya, Takeshi Nakayama, Tomoharu Okubo, Haruo Kuroboshi, Shinji Fushiki, and Hideo Honjo

Expression of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1ß in Human Endometrium: Its Role in Endometrial Recruitment of Natural Killer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1809-1814 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Crescioli, M. Maggi, G. B. Vannelli, P. Ferruzzi, S. Granchi, R. Mancina, M. Muratori, G. Forti, M. Serio, and M. Luconi

Expression of Functional Estrogen Receptors in Human Fetal Male External Genitalia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1815-1824 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart A. Milne and Henry N. Jabbour

Prostaglandin (PG) F₂ Receptor Expression and Signaling in Human Endometrium: Role of PGF₂ in Epithelial Cell Proliferation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1825-1832 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021368 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey B. Cheng, Emmanuel Jacquemin, Marie Gerhardt, Hisham Nazer, Danièle Cresteil, James E. Heubi, Kenneth D. R. Setchell, and David W. Russell

Molecular Genetics of 3ß-Hydroxy-⁵-C₂₇-Steroid Oxidoreductase Deficiency in 16 Patients with Loss of Bile Acid Synthesis and Liver Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1833-1841 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bertalan Dudás and István Merchenthaler

Topography and Associations of Leu-Enkephalin and Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Systems in the Human Diencephalon
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1842-1848 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francisco Domínguez, Silvia Avila, Ana Cervero, Julio Martín, Antonio Pellicer, José Luis Castrillo, and Carlos Simón

A Combined Approach for Gene Discovery Identifies Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-Related Protein 1 as a New Gene Implicated in Human Endometrial Receptivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1849-1857 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020724 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilkka Ketola, Jorma Toppari, Tommi Vaskivuo, Riitta Herva, Juha S. Tapanainen, and Markku Heikinheimo

Transcription Factor GATA-6, Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis, and Apoptosis-Related Proteins Bcl-2 and Bax in Human Fetal Testis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1858-1865 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021647 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah J. Marsh, George Theodosopoulos, Klaus Martin-Schulte, Anne-Louise Richardson, Jeanette Philips, Hans-Dietrich Röher, Leigh Delbridge, and Bruce G. Robinson

Genome-Wide Copy Number Imbalances Identified in Familial and Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1866-1872 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021155 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beate Karges, Wolfram Karges, Manuele Mine, Leopold Ludwig, Ronald Kühne, Edwin Milgrom, and Nicolas de Roux

Mutation Ala¹⁷¹Thr Stabilizes the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in Its Inactive Conformation, Causing Familial Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1873-1879 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irene L. Wapnir, Matt van de Rijn, Kent Nowels, Peter S. Amenta, Kelly Walton, Kelli Montgomery, Ralph S. Greco, Orsolya Dohán, and Nancy Carrasco

Immunohistochemical Profile of the Sodium/Iodide Symporter in Thyroid, Breast, and Other Carcinomas Using High Density Tissue Microarrays and Conventional Sections
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1880-1888 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexei Podtcheko, Akira Ohtsuru, Satoshi Tsuda, Hirouki Namba, Vladimir Saenko, Masahiro Nakashima, Norisato Mitsutake, Shigeru Kanda, Junichi Kurebayashi, and Shunichi Yamashita

The Selective Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, STI571, Inhibits Growth of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1889-1896 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Carlomagno, Donata Vitagliano, Teresa Guida, Fulvio Basolo, Maria Domenica Castellone, Rosa Marina Melillo, Alfredo Fusco, and Massimo Santoro

COMMENT:Efficient Inhibition of RET/Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Oncogenic Kinases by 4-Amino-5-(4-Chloro-Phenyl)-7-(t-Butyl)Pyrazolo[3,4-d]Pyrimidine (PP2)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1897-1902 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Mohamad Maghnie, Sandro Loche, and Marco Cappa

Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Idiopathic and Genetic Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1911 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021857 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivo J. P. Arnhold and Berenice B. Mendonca

Authors’ Response: Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Idiopathic and Genetic Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1911-a-1912 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-030001 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sundeep Khosla and Cheryl A. Conover

Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-II/IGF-Binding Proteins in Constitutionally Tall Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1912-1913 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022057 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonina Barreca

Author’s Response: Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-II/IGF-Binding Proteins in Constitutionally Tall Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1913 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030121 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Giustina and Shlomo Melmed

Acromegaly Consensus: The Next Steps
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1913-a-1914 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021649 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis, May 14–18, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1791 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1915-1917 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1918-1920 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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