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

Cardiovascular Endocrinology: Special Features:

John P. Bilezikian

From the Editor:A Focus on Cardiovascular Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2363 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan S. Williams and Gordon H. Williams

50th Anniversary of Aldosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2364-2372 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John W. Funder

Aldosterone Resurgens—Letter from EPHESUS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2373-2375 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perrin C. White

Aldosterone: Direct Effects on and Production by the Heart
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2376-2383 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcus Quinkler and Paul M. Stewart

Hypertension and the Cortisol-Cortisone Shuttle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2384-2392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen W. Seely and Caren G. Solomon

Insulin Resistance and Its Potential Role in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2393-2398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerald M. Reaven

Insulin Resistance/Compensatory Hyperinsulinemia, Essential Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2399-2403 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Molly C. Carr

The Emergence of the Metabolic Syndrome with Menopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2404-2411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Gurnell, David B. Savage, V. Krishna K. Chatterjee, and Stephen O’Rahilly

The Metabolic Syndrome: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor and Its Therapeutic Modulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2412-2421 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paresh Dandona, Ahmad Aljada, Ajay Chaudhuri, and Arindam Bandyopadhyay

The Potential Influence of Inflammation and Insulin Resistance on the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Atherosclerosis-Related Complications in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2422-2429 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dace L. Trence, Janet L. Kelly, and Irl B. Hirsch

The Rationale and Management of Hyperglycemia for In-Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Time for Change
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2430-2437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne R. Cappola and Paul W. Ladenson

Hypothyroidism and Atherosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2438-2444 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Kreisberg and Albert Oberman

Medical Management of Hyperlipidemia/Dyslipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2445-2461 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Weigle

Pharmacological Therapy of Obesity: Past, Present, and Future
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2462-2469 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonia Davison and Susan R. Davis

New Markers for Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women: Impact of Endogenous Estrogen Status and Exogenous Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2470-2478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. B. Twickler, M. J. M. Cramer, G. M. Dallinga-Thie, M. J. Chapman, D. W. Erkelens, and H. P. F. Koppeschaar

Adult-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency: Relation of Postprandial Dyslipidemia to Premature Atherosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2479-2488 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular Endocrinology: Original Articles:

Akiyo Tanabe, Mitsuhide Naruse, Sachiko Takagi, Ken Tsuchiya, Toshihiro Imaki, and Kazue Takano

Variability in the Renin/Aldosterone Profile under Random and Standardized Sampling Conditions in Primary Aldosteronism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2489-2494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme Nicod, David Bruhin, Lucas Auer, Bruno Vogt, Felix J. Frey, and Paolo Ferrari

A Biallelic Gene Polymorphism of CYP11B2 Predicts Increased Aldosterone to Renin Ratio in Selected Hypertensive Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2495-2500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristian A. Carvajal, Alexis A. Gonzalez, Damian G. Romero, Angel González, Lorena M. Mosso, Elizabeth T. Lagos, Maria del P. Hevia, Maria P. Rosati, Tomás O. Perez-Acle, Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, Joaquín A. Montero, and Carlos E. Fardella

Two Homozygous Mutations in the 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Gene in a Case of Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2501-2507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paola Sartorato, Anne-Laure Lapeyraque, Decio Armanini, Ursula Kuhnle, Yasmina Khaldi, Rémi Salomon, Véronique Abadie, Eliana Di Battista, Arturo Naselli, Alain Racine, Maurizio Bosio, Massimiliano Caprio, Véronique Poulet-Young, Jean-Pierre Chabrolle, Patrick Niaudet, Christiane De Gennes, Marie-Hélène Lecornec, Elodie Poisson, Anna Maria Fusco, Paola Loli, Marc Lombès, and Maria-Christina Zennaro

Different Inactivating Mutations of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor in Fourteen Families Affected by Type I Pseudohypoaldosteronism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2508-2517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Felicity M. Dunlop, Patricia A. Crock, Joseph Montalto, John W. Funder, and Kathleen M. Curnow

A Compound Heterozygote Case of Type II Aldosterone Synthase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2518-2526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antongiulio Faggiano, Rosario Pivonello, Stefano Spiezia, Maria Cristina De Martino, Mariagiovanna Filippella, Carolina Di Somma, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Common Carotid Artery Caliber and Stiffness in Patients with Cushing’s Disease during Active Disease and 1 Year after Disease Remission
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2527-2533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fida Bacha, Rola Saad, Neslihan Gungor, Janine Janosky, and Silva A. Arslanian

Obesity, Regional Fat Distribution, and Syndrome X in Obese Black Versus White Adolescents: Race Differential in Diabetogenic and Atherogenic Risk Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2534-2540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariko Harada-Shiba, Atsuko Takagi, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Motoo Tsushima, Yasuyuki Ikeda, Shinji Yokoyama, and Akira Yamamoto

Clinical Features and Genetic Analysis of Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2541-2547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naru Babaya, Hiroshi Ikegami, Tomomi Fujisawa, Koji Nojima, Michiko Itoi-Babaya, Kaori Inoue, Jun Nakura, Michiko Abe, Miyuki Yamamoto, Jin Ji Jin, Zhihong Wu, Tetsuro Miki, Masakatsu Fukuda, and Toshio Ogihara

Association of I27L Polymorphism of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1 Gene with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2548-2551 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veera Vihma, Aila Tiitinen, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Matti J. Tikkanen

Quantitative Determination of Estradiol Fatty Acid Esters in Lipoprotein Fractions in Human Blood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2552-2555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. C. Smith, H. Lane, N. Davies, L. M. Evans, J. Cockcroft, M. F. Scanlon, and J. S. Davies

The Effects of Depot Long-Acting Somatostatin Analog on Central Aortic Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2556-2561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rose C. Christian, Daniel A. Dumesic, Thomas Behrenbeck, Ann L. Oberg, Patrick F. Sheedy, II, and Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

Prevalence and Predictors of Coronary Artery Calcification in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2562-2568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marije B. Hoos, Klaas R. Westerterp, and Willem-Jan M. Gerver

Short-Term Effects of Growth Hormone on Body Composition as a Predictor of Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2569-2572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken-ichi Hirose, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Ryo Okazaki, Tomio Arai, Yutaka Koji, Gulnisa Zaydun, Saburo Hori, and Akira Yamashina

Increased Pulse Wave Velocity Associated with Reduced Calcaneal Quantitative Osteo-sono Index: Possible Relationship Between Atherosclerosis and Osteopenia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2573-2578 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Laurent Yon, Johann Guillemot, Maite Montero-Hadjadje, Luca Grumolato, Jerome Leprince, Herve Lefebvre, Vincent Contesse, Pierre-François Plouin, Hubert Vaudry, and Youssef Anouar

Identification of the Secretogranin II-Derived Peptide EM66 in Pheochromocytomas as a Potential Marker for Discriminating Benign Versus Malignant Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2579-2585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert H. Lustig, Pamela S. Hinds, Karen Ringwald-Smith, Robbin K. Christensen, Sue C. Kaste, Randi E. Schreiber, Shesh N. Rai, Shelly Y. Lensing, Shengjie Wu, and Xiaoping Xiong

Octreotide Therapy of Pediatric Hypothalamic Obesity: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2586-2592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abbas E. Kitabchi and Guillermo E. Umpierrez

Changes in Serum Leptin in Lean and Obese Subjects with Acute Hyperglycemic Crises
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2593-2596 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Taneli Raivio, Jorma Toppari, Marko Kaleva, Helena Virtanen, Anne-Maarit Haavisto, Leo Dunkel, and Olli A. Jänne

Serum Androgen Bioactivity in Cryptorchid and Noncryptorchid Boys during the Postnatal Reproductive Hormone Surge
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2597-2599 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Ken Ong, Angela Ferrer, Rakesh Amin, David Dunger, and Francis de Zegher

Low-Dose Flutamide-Metformin Therapy Reverses Insulin Resistance and Reduces Fat Mass in Nonobese Adolescents with Ovarian Hyperandrogenism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2600-2606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ingrid Bakker, Jos W. R. Twisk, Willem van Mechelen, and Han C. G. Kemper

Fat-Free Body Mass Is the Most Important Body Composition Determinant of 10-yr Longitudinal Development of Lumbar Bone in Adult Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2607-2613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiralal G. Maheshwari, Roger Bouillon, Jos Nijs, Victor S. Oganov, Alexej V. Bakulin, and Gerhard Baumann

The Impact of Congenital, Severe, Untreated Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency on Bone Size and Density in Young Adults: Insights from Genetic GH-Releasing Hormone Receptor Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2614-2618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Orio, Jr., Stefano Palomba, Teresa Cascella, Gabriella Milan, Roberto Mioni, Claudio Pagano, Fulvio Zullo, Annamaria Colao, Gaetano Lombardi, and Roberto Vettor

Adiponectin Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2619-2623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Pinto, V. Tardy, C. Trivin, C. Thalassinos, S. Lortat-Jacob, C. Nihoul-Fékété, Y. Morel, and R. Brauner

Follow-Up of 68 Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Relevance of Genotype for Management
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2624-2633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory A. Kaltsas, Andrea M. Isidori, Blerina P. Kola, Rob H. Skelly, Shern L. Chew, Paul J. Jenkins, John P. Monson, Ashley B. Grossman, and G. Michael Besser

The Value of the Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in the Differential Diagnosis of Hyperandrogenism in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2634-2643 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcia K. Puñales, Hans Graf, Jorge L. Gross, and Ana Luiza Maia

RET Codon 634 Mutations in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2: Variable Clinical Features and Clinical Outcome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2644-2649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos Hernandez-Cassis, Claudia K. Vogel, Tatiana P. Hernandez, Michael J. Econs, Melitza Iglesias, Antonio Iglesias, Silvina Levis, Bernard A. Roos, Guy A. Howard, and Antonio Iglesias Gamarra

Autosomal Dominant Hyperostosis/Osteosclerosis with High Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2650-2655 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graeme Eisenhofer, David S. Goldstein, McClellan M. Walther, Peter Friberg, Jacques W. M. Lenders, Harry R. Keiser, and Karel Pacak

Biochemical Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma: How to Distinguish True- from False-Positive Test Results
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2656-2666 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yin C. Kon and Leslie J. DeGroot

Painful Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis as an Indication for Thyroidectomy: Clinical Characteristics and Outcome in Seven Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2667-2672 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Steidle, S. Schwartz, K. Jacoby, T. Sebree, T. Smith, and R. Bachand

AA2500 Testosterone Gel Normalizes Androgen Levels in Aging Males with Improvements in Body Composition and Sexual Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2673-2681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Mrena, K. Savola, P. Kulmala, H. Reijonen, J. Ilonen, H. K. Åkerblom, and M. Knip

Genetic Modification of Risk Assessment Based on Staging of Preclinical Type 1 Diabetes in Siblings of Affected Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2682-2689 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Fiorella Miceli, Anna Tropea, Francesca Minici, Pierluigi Navarra, Antonio Lanzone, and Rosanna Apa

Interleukin-1ß Stimulates Progesterone Production by in Vitro Human Luteal Cells: Evidence of a Mediatory Role of Prostaglandins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2690-2694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotta Dabrosin

Variability of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Normal Human Breast Tissue in Vivo during the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2695-2698 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Cianfarani, Arianna Maiorana, Caterina Geremia, Giuseppe Scirè, Gian Luigi Spadoni, and Daniela Germani

Blood Glucose Concentrations are Reduced in Children Born Small for Gestational Age (SGA), and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels are Increased in SGA with Blunted Postnatal Catch-up Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2699-2705 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Vilsbøll, T. Krarup, J. Sonne, S. Madsbad, A. Vølund, A. G. Juul, and J. J. Holst

Incretin Secretion in Relation to Meal Size and Body Weight in Healthy Subjects and People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2706-2713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Manuel Fernández-Real, Abel López-Bermejo, Roser Casamitjana, and Wifredo Ricart

Novel Interactions of Adiponectin with the Endocrine System and Inflammatory Parameters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2714-2718 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juris J. Meier, Baptist Gallwitz, Stefan Salmen, Oliver Goetze, Jens J. Holst, Wolfgang E. Schmidt, and Michael A. Nauck

Normalization of Glucose Concentrations and Deceleration of Gastric Emptying after Solid Meals during Intravenous Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2719-2725 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsien-Hsiung Lee, Shwu-Fen Chang, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Li-Ping Tsai, and Ching-Yu Lin

Mutation of IVS2 –12A/C>G in Combination with 707–714delGAGACTAC in the CYP21 Gene Is Caused by Deletion of the C4-CYP21 Repeat Module with Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2726-2729 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yousef Bo-Abbas, James S. Acierno, Jr., Jenna K. Shagoury, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Stephanie B. Seminara

Autosomal Recessive Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: Genetic Analysis Excludes Mutations in the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and GnRH Receptor Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2730-2737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert S. Lindsay, Deborah J. Wake, Saraswathy Nair, Joy Bunt, Dawn E. W. Livingstone, Paska A. Permana, P. Antonio Tataranni, and Brian R. Walker

Subcutaneous Adipose 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Activity and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels Are Associated with Adiposity and Insulinemia in Pima Indians and Caucasians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2738-2744 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Vasko, M. Ferrand, J. Di Cristofaro, P. Carayon, J. F. Henry, and C. de Micco

Specific Pattern of RAS Oncogene Mutations in Follicular Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2745-2752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony J. Weinhaus, Muhammad T. Tabiin, Philip Poronnik, Catalina A. Palma, David I. Cook, and Bernard E. Tuch

Insulin Secretagogues, But Not Glucose, Stimulate an Increase in [Ca²⁺]_i in the Fetal Human and Porcine ß-Cell
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2753-2759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Fassnacht, Nadine Schlenz, Susanne B. Schneider, Stefan A. Wudy, Bruno Allolio, and Wiebke Arlt

Beyond Adrenal and Ovarian Androgen Generation: Increased Peripheral 5-Reductase Activity in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2760-2766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Haiyan Li, Leif Groop, Anita Nilsson, Jianping Weng, and Tiinamaija Tuomi

A Combination of Human Leukocyte Antigen DQB1*02 and the Tumor Necrosis Factor Promoter G308A Polymorphism Predisposes to an Insulin-Deficient Phenotype in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2767-2774 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine B. Jensen, Heidi Storgaard, Jens J. Holst, Flemming Dela, Sten Madsbad, and Allan A. Vaag

Insulin Secretion and Cellular Glucose Metabolism after Prolonged Low-Grade Intralipid Infusion in Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2775-2783 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard A. Anderson, A. Michael Wallace, Naveed Sattar, Narendar Kumar, and Kalyan Sundaram

Evidence for Tissue Selectivity of the Synthetic Androgen 7-Methyl-19-Nortestosterone in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2784-2793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. M. Baumgartner-Parzer, P. Nowotny, W. Waldhäusl, and H. Vierhapper

A Rare Duplicated 21-Hydroxylase Haplotype and a de Novo Mutation: A Family Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2794-2796 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Chiara Zatelli, Daniela Piccin, Federico Tagliati, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Angelo Margutti, Roberto Padovani, Massimo Scanarini, Michael D. Culler, and Ettore C. degli Uberti

Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 1 Selective Activation in Human Growth Hormone (GH)- and Prolactin (PRL)-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Effects on Cell Viability, GH, and PRL Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2797-2802 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Quinkler, C. Bumke-Vogt, B. Meyer, V. Bähr, W. Oelkers, and S. Diederich

The Human Kidney Is a Progesterone-Metabolizing and Androgen-Producing Organ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2803-2809 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeanette A. Richards and Robert W. Brueggemeier

Prostaglandin E₂ Regulates Aromatase Activity and Expression in Human Adipose Stromal Cells via Two Distinct Receptor Subtypes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2810-2816 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffaele Napoli, Vincenzo Guardasole, Valentina Angelini, Francesca D’Amico, Emanuela Zarra, Margherita Matarazzo, and Luigi Saccà

Acute Effects of Growth Hormone on Vascular Function in Human Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2817-2820 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vinaya Simha, Anil K. Agarwal, Elif Arioglu Oral, Jean-Pierre Fryns, and Abhimanyu Garg

Genetic and Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Patients with Mandibuloacral Dysplasia-Associated Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2821-2824 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferruccio Santini, Paolo Vitti, Luca Chiovato, Giovanni Ceccarini, Marco Macchia, Lucia Montanelli, Gianluca Gatti, Veronica Rosellini, Claudia Mammoli, Enio Martino, Inder J. Chopra, Joshua D. Safer, Lewis E. Braverman, and Aldo Pinchera

Role for Inner Ring Deiodination Preventing Transcutaneous Passage of Thyroxine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2825-2830 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Johansson, L. Karlsson, M. Wennergren, T. Jansson, and T. L. Powell

Activity and Protein Expression of Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase Are Reduced in Microvillous Syncytiotrophoblast Plasma Membranes Isolated from Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2831-2837 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alina Gavrila, C.-K. Peng, Jean L. Chan, Joseph E. Mietus, Ary L. Goldberger, and Christos S. Mantzoros

Diurnal and Ultradian Dynamics of Serum Adiponectin in Healthy Men: Comparison with Leptin, Circulating Soluble Leptin Receptor, and Cortisol Patterns
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2838-2843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugene D. Albrecht, Graham W. Aberdeen, Andrea L. Niklaus, Jeffery S. Babischkin, Donna L. Suresch, and Gerald J. Pepe

Acute Temporal Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth/Permeability Factor Expression and Endothelial Morphology in the Baboon Endometrium by Ovarian Steroids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2844-2852 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Mihalich, M. Reina, S. Mangioni, E. Ponti, L. Alberti, P. Viganò, M. Vignali, and A. M. Di Blasio

Different Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Fibroblast Growth Factor-Antisense Expression in Eutopic Endometrial Stromal Cells Derived from Women with and without Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2853-2859 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aftab M. Ahmad, Joegi Thomas, Adrian Clewes, Marion T. Hopkins, Rostem Guzder, Hisham Ibrahim, Brian H. Durham, Jiten P. Vora, and William D. Fraser

Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement on Parathyroid Hormone Sensitivity and Bone Mineral Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2860-2868 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Doreen Osgood, Dolores Corella, Serkalem Demissie, L. Adrienne Cupples, Peter W. F. Wilson, James B. Meigs, Ernst J. Schaefer, Oscar Coltell, and Jose M. Ordovas

Genetic Variation at the Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I Gene Locus Determines Plasma Lipoprotein Concentrations and Particle Size and Interacts with Type 2 Diabetes: The Framingham Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2869-2879 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robin P. Peeters, Hans van Toor, Willem Klootwijk, Yolanda B. de Rijke, George G. J. M. Kuiper, Andre G. Uitterlinden, and Theo J. Visser

Polymorphisms in Thyroid Hormone Pathway Genes Are Associated with Plasma TSH and Iodothyronine Levels in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2880-2888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Louise Hull, D. Stephen Charnock-Jones, Clement L. K. Chan, Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Kevin G. Osteen, Brian D. M. Tom, Tai-Ping D. Fan, and Stephen K. Smith

Antiangiogenic Agents Are Effective Inhibitors of Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2889-2899 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Spalletti-Cernia, Rosanna Sorrentino, Sonia Di Gaetano, Angela Arciello, Corrado Garbi, Renata Piccoli, Giuseppe D’Alessio, Giancarlo Vecchio, Paolo Laccetti, and Massimo Santoro

Antineoplastic Ribonucleases Selectively Kill Thyroid Carcinoma Cells Via Caspase-Mediated Induction of Apoptosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2900-2907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Ferin, Martha Morrell, Ennian Xiao, Lisa Kochan, Fang Qian, Thomas Wright, and Mark Sauer

Endocrine and Metabolic Responses to Long-Term Monotherapy with the Antiepileptic Drug Valproate in the Normally Cycling Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2908-2915 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guntram Borck, Christian Roth, Ursula Martiné, Gabriele Wildhardt, and Joachim Pohlenz

Mutations in the PDS Gene in German Families with Pendred’s Syndrome: V138F Is a Founder Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2916-2921 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Falguni A. Patel, John W. Funder, and John R. G. Challis

Mechanism of Cortisol/Progesterone Antagonism in the Regulation of 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase Activity and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in Human Chorion and Placental Trophoblast Cells at Term
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2922-2933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dawud Meeran, Henryk F. Urbanski, Susan J. Gregory, Julie Townsend, and Domingo J. Tortonese

Developmental Changes in the Hormonal Identity of Gonadotroph Cells in the Rhesus Monkey Pituitary Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2934-2942 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Nicholas A. Tritos, Alexander Kokkinos, Ekaterini Lampadariou, Eleni Alexiou, Nicholas Katsilambros, and Eleftheria Maratos-Flier

Cerebrospinal Fluid Ghrelin Is Negatively Associated with Body Mass Index
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2943-2946 [Abstract] [PDF]  

James S. Acierno, Jr., Jenna K. Shagoury, Yøusef Bo-Abbas, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Stephanie B. Seminara

A Locus for Autosomal Recessive Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism on Chromosome 19p13.3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2947-2950 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editors:

Michiel N. Kerstens and Robin P. F. Dullaart

Cortisol Metabolism and Glucose Intolerance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2951 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian R. Walker and Ruth Andrew

Cortisol Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2951-a-2952 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

From The Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2398 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The University of California, San Diego, West Coast Endocrinology Board Review, October 15–18, 2003, San Diego, California
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2592 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2953-2955 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2956-2958 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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