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

Special Features:

Takao Ando and Terry F. Davies

CLINICAL REVIEW 160: Postpartum Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: The Potential Role of Fetal Microchimerism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2965-2971, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021903 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ivan V. Litvinov, Angelo M. De Marzo, and John T. Isaacs

GENETICS OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Is the Achilles’ Heel for Prostate Cancer Therapy a Gain of Function in Androgen Receptor Signaling?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2972-2982, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022038 [Full Text]  

Manuela Dittmar and George J. Kahaly

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes: Immunogenetics and Long-Term Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2983-2992, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021845 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Judson J. Van Wyk and E. Martin Ritzen

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: The Role of Bilateral Adrenalectomy in the Treatment of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2993-2998, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022026 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David E. Cummings and Michael H. Shannon

HOT TOPIC: Ghrelin and Gastric Bypass: Is There a Hormonal Contribution to Surgical Weight Loss?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2999-3002, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030705 [Full Text]  

Michael D. Jensen

EDITORIAL: Cytokine Regulation of Lipolysis in Humans?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3003-3004, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030703 [Full Text]  

Gerrit van Hall, Adam Steensberg, Massimo Sacchetti, Christian Fischer, Charlotte Keller, Peter Schjerling, Natalie Hiscock, Kirsten Møller, Bengt Saltin, Mark A. Febbraio, and Bente K. Pedersen

Interleukin-6 Stimulates Lipolysis and Fat Oxidation in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3005-3010, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021687 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Orlo H. Clark

EDITORIAL: How Should Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism Be Treated?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3011-3014, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030588 [Full Text]  

John Allendorf, Lucy Kim, John Chabot, Mary DiGiorgi, Katherine Spanknebel, and Paul LoGerfo

The Impact of Sestamibi Scanning on the Outcome of Parathyroid Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3015-3018, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021095 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Robbins

EDITORIAL: Statins Sentence Thyroid Cancer Cells to Death Rho
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3019-3020, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030827 [Full Text]  

Chih-Yuan Wang, Wen-Bin Zhong, Tien-Chun Chang, Shu-Mei Lai, and Yuan-Feen Tsai

Lovastatin, a 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Induces Apoptosis and Differentiation in Human Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3021-3026, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021834 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regina M. Martin, Chin J. Lin, Mirian Y. Nishi, Ana Elisa C. Billerbeck, Ana Claudia Latronico, David W. Russell, and Berenice B. Mendonca

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Familial Hyperestrogenism in Both Sexes: Clinical, Hormonal, and Molecular Studies of Two Siblings
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3027-3034, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021780 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Herve Lefebvre, Celine Duparc, Nicolas Chartrel, Sylvie Jegou, Anne Pellerin, Annie Laquerriere, Richard Ivell, Hubert Vaudry, and Jean-Marc Kuhn

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Intraadrenal Adrenocorticotropin Production in a Case of Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia Causing Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3035-3042, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-030014 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masashi Demura, Yoshiyu Takeda, Takashi Yoneda, Kenji Furukawa, Aiko Tachi, and Hiroshi Mabuchi

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Completely Skewed X-Inactivation in a Mentally Retarded Young Female with Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type IB and Juvenile Renin-Dependent Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3043-3049, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021527 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Sophie Vallette-Kasic, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Michel Grino, Anne-Marie Pulichino, Henry Dufour, François Grisoli, Alain Enjalbert, Jacques Drouin, and Thierry Brue

Differential Regulation of Proopiomelanocortin and Pituitary-Restricted Transcription Factor (TPIT), a New Marker of Normal and Adenomatous Human Corticotrophs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3050-3056, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021934 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine A. Roca, Peter J. Schmidt, Margaret Altemus, Patricia Deuster, Merry A. Danaceau, Karen Putnam, and David R. Rubinow

Differential Menstrual Cycle Regulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome and Controls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3057-3063, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021570 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nasrin Azad, Shailesh Pitale, W. Earl Barnes, and Nicholas Friedman

Testosterone Treatment Enhances Regional Brain Perfusion in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3064-3068, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020632 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carol M. Preissner, Dennis J. O’Kane, Ravinder J. Singh, John C. Morris, and Stefan K. G. Grebe

Phantoms in the Assay Tube: Heterophile Antibody Interferences in Serum Thyroglobulin Assays
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3069-3074, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030122 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I. Van Pottelbergh, S. Goemaere, and J. M. Kaufman

Bioavailable Estradiol and an Aromatase Gene Polymorphism Are Determinants of Bone Mineral Density Changes in Men over 70 Years of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3075-3081, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021691 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Orville G. Kolterman, John B. Buse, Mark S. Fineman, Eling Gaines, Sonja Heintz, Thomas A. Bicsak, Kristin Taylor, Dennis Kim, Maria Aisporna, Yan Wang, and Alain D. Baron

Synthetic Exendin-4 (Exenatide) Significantly Reduces Postprandial and Fasting Plasma Glucose in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3082-3089, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021545 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renato Cozzi, Roberto Attanasio, Marcella Montini, Giorgio Pagani, Giovanni Lasio, Sandro Lodrini, Michela Barausse, Mascia Albizzi, Daniela Dallabonzana, and Alberto M. Pedroncelli

Four-Year Treatment with Octreotide-Long-Acting Repeatable in 110 Acromegalic Patients: Predictive Value of Short-Term Results?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3090-3098, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030110 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johan Svartberg, Rolf Jorde, Johan Sundsfjord, Kaare H. Bønaa, and Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

Seasonal Variation of Testosterone and Waist to Hip Ratio in Men: The Tromsø Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3099-3104, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021878 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roberto Attanasio, Paolo Epaminonda, Enrico Motti, Enrico Giugni, Laura Ventrella, Renato Cozzi, Mario Farabola, Paola Loli, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, and Maura Arosio

Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery in Acromegaly: A 4-Year Follow-Up Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3105-3112, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021663 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eleni V. Dimaraki and Craig A. Jaffe

Troglitazone Induces CYP3A4 Activity Leading to Falsely Abnormal Dexamethasone Suppression Test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3113-3116, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021778 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. Corbetta, M. Peracchi, V. Cappiello, A. Lania, E. Lauri, L. Vago, P. Beck-Peccoz, and A. Spada

Circulating Ghrelin Levels in Patients with Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Identification of One Pancreatic Ghrelinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3117-3120, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021842 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Willy-Anne Nieuwlaat, Dyde A. Huysmans, Harrie C. van den Bosch, C. G. (Fred) Sweep, H. Alec Ross, Frans H. Corstens, and Ad R. Hermus

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: 3121-3129, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021554 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annie W. C. Kung, Hsiang-Tai Chao, Ko-En Huang, Allan G. Need, Nimit Taechakraichana, Foo-Hoe Loh, Florante Gonzaga, Usha Sriram, Nik Mohd Nasri Ismail, Abid Farooqi, Ichramsjah Azim Rachman, Gerald G. Crans, Mayme Wong, and Daniel Thiebaud

Efficacy and Safety of Raloxifene 60 Milligrams/Day in Postmenopausal Asian Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3130-3136, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021855 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiko Motohashi, Satoru Yamada, Tatsuo Yanagawa, Taro Maruyama, Ryuji Suzuki, Masaaki Niino, Toshiyuki Fukazawa, Akira Kasuga, Hiroshi Hirose, Koichi Matsubara, Akira Shimada, and Takao Saruta

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism Affects Onset Pattern of Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3137-3140, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021881 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angelo Tremblay, Luigi Bouchard, Claude Bouchard, Jean-Pierre Després, Vicky Drapeau, and Louis Pérusse

Long-Term Adiposity Changes Are Related to a Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphism in Young Females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3141-3145, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021521 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Buzi, R. Badolato, C. Mazza, S. Giliani, Lucia D. Notarangelo, G. Radetti, A. Plebani, and Luigi D. Notarangelo

Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Syndrome: Time to Review Diagnostic Criteria?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3146-3148, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021495 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Schmiegelow, U. Feldt-Rasmussen, A. K. Rasmussen, M. Lange, H. S. Poulsen, and J. Müller

Assessment of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy for Childhood Brain Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3149-3154, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021994 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fredriech K. W. Chan, Sau-Cheung Tiu, Kin-Lam Choi, Cheung-Hei Choi, Alice P. S. Kong, and Chi-Chung Shek

Increased Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Chronic Hypoparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3155-3159, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021388 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rafael Luboshitzky, Zila Shen-Orr, and Paula Herer

Middle-Aged Men Secrete Less Testosterone at Night Than Young Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3160-3166, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021920 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bronwyn A. L. Crawford, Peter Y. Liu, Mary T. Kean, Jane F. Bleasel, and David J. Handelsman

Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Androgen Effects on Muscle and Bone in Men Requiring Long-Term Systemic Glucocorticoid Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3167-3176, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021827 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Camilla Holdstock, Britt Edén Engström, Margareta Öhrvall, Lars Lind, Magnus Sundbom, and F. Anders Karlsson

Ghrelin and Adipose Tissue Regulatory Peptides: Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3177-3183, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021734 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. F. A. Eustatia-Rutten, J. A. Romijn, M. J. Guijt, G. J. Vielvoye, R. van den Berg, E. P. M. Corssmit, A. M. Pereira, and J. W. A. Smit

Outcome of Palliative Embolization of Bone Metastases in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3184-3189, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030231 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroaki Kawano, Hirofumi Yasue, Akira Kitagawa, Nobutaka Hirai, Toshiaki Yoshida, Hirofumi Soejima, Shinzo Miyamoto, Masahiro Nakano, and Hisao Ogawa

Dehydroepiandrosterone Supplementation Improves Endothelial Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3190-3195, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021603 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annamaria Colao, Letizia Spinelli, Paolo Marzullo, Rosario Pivonello, Mario Petretta, Carolina Di Somma, Giovanni Vitale, Domenico Bonaduce, and Gaetano Lombardi

High Prevalence of Cardiac Valve Disease in Acromegaly: An Observational, Analytical, Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3196-3201, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021099 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robin P. Peeters, Pieter J. Wouters, Ellen Kaptein, Hans van Toor, Theo J. Visser, and Greet Van den Berghe

Reduced Activation and Increased Inactivation of Thyroid Hormone in Tissues of Critically Ill Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3202-3211, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022013 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ana M. Wägner, Oscar Jorba, Rosa Bonet, Jordi Ordóñez-Llanos, and Antonio Pérez

Efficacy of Atorvastatin and Gemfibrozil, Alone and in Low Dose Combination, in the Treatment of Diabetic Dyslipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3212-3217, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030153 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Barbora Vozarova, Christian Weyer, Soren Snitker, Jean-Francois Gautier, Giovanni Cizza, George Chrousos, Eric Ravussin, and P. Antonio Tataranni

Effect of Cortisol on Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Pima Indians and Caucasians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3218-3226, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021818 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Signe Perlman, Bart van den Hazel, Jesper Christiansen, Sanne Gram-Nielsen, Claus B. Jeppesen, Kim V. Andersen, Torben Halkier, Sigurd Okkels, and Hans T. Schambye

Glycosylation of an N-Terminal Extension Prolongs the Half-Life and Increases the in Vivo Activity of Follicle Stimulating Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3227-3235, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021201 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michio Shimabukuro, Namio Higa, Tomohiro Asahi, Yoshito Oshiro, Nobuyuki Takasu, Tatsuya Tagawa, Shinichiro Ueda, Iichiro Shimomura, Tohru Funahashi, and Yuji Matsuzawa

Hypoadiponectinemia Is Closely Linked to Endothelial Dysfunction in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3236-3240, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021883 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karla F. S. Melo, Berenice B. Mendonca, Ana Elisa C. Billerbeck, Elaine M. F. Costa, Marlene Inácio, Frederico A. Q. Silva, Angela M. O. Leal, Ana C. Latronico, and Ivo J. P. Arnhold

Clinical, Hormonal, Behavioral, and Genetic Characteristics of Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in a Brazilian Cohort: Five Novel Mutations in the Androgen Receptor Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3241-3250, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021658 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ele Ferrannini, Amalia Gastaldelli, Masafumi Matsuda, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Maura Pettiti, Leonard Glass, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Influence of Ethnicity and Familial Diabetes on Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Action: A Physiological Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3251-3257, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021864 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul W. Franks, I. Sadaf Farooqi, Jian’an Luan, Man-Yu Wong, Ian Halsall, Stephen O’Rahilly, and Nicholas J. Wareham

Does Physical Activity Energy Expenditure Explain the Between-Individual Variation in Plasma Leptin Concentrations after Adjusting for Differences in Body Composition?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3258-3263, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021426 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

L. Fugazzola, N. Cerutti, D. Mannavola, G. Vannucchi, C. Fallini, L. Persani, and P. Beck-Peccoz

Monoallelic Expression of Mutant Thyroid Peroxidase Allele Causing Total Iodide Organification Defect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3264-3271, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021377 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jennifer Ratcliffe, Mikiye Nakanishi, and Robert B. Jaffe

Identification of Definitive and Fetal Zone Markers in the Human Fetal Adrenal Gland Reveals Putative Developmental Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3272-3277, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-022056 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jaana Kallio, Ullamari Pesonen, Ulriikka Jaakkola, Matti K. Karvonen, Hans Helenius, and Markku Koulu

Changes in Diurnal Sympathoadrenal Balance and Pituitary Hormone Secretion in Subjects with Leu7Pro Polymorphism in the Prepro-Neuropeptide Y
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3278-3283, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021957 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lidija Jovanovic, Brett Delahunt, Bryan McIver, Norman L. Eberhardt, and Stefan K. G. Grebe

Thyroid Gland Clonality Revisited: The Embryonal Patch Size of the Normal Human Thyroid Gland Is Very Large, Suggesting X-Chromosome Inactivation Tumor Clonality Studies of Thyroid Tumors Have to Be Interpreted with Caution
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3284-3291, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021552 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Helene Nørrelund, Jan Frystyk, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, Niels Møller, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Hans Ørskov, and Allan Flyvbjerg

The Effect of Growth Hormone on the Insulin-Like Growth Factor System during Fasting
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3292-3298, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021983 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Massimiliano Bonafè, Michelangela Barbieri, Francesca Marchegiani, Fabiola Olivieri, Emilia Ragno, Claudia Giampieri, Elena Mugianesi, Matteo Centurelli, Claudio Franceschi, and Giuseppe Paolisso

Polymorphic Variants of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) Receptor and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Genes Affect IGF-I Plasma Levels and Human Longevity: Cues for an Evolutionarily Conserved Mechanism of Life Span Control
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3299-3304, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021810 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

You-Hong Cheng and Stuart Handwerger

Identification of an Enhancer of the Human Activating Protein-2 Gene That Contains a Critical Ets1 Binding Site
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3305-3311, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021831 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean Claude Reubi, Beatrice Waser, Wylie Vale, and Jean Rivier

Expression of CRF1 and CRF2 Receptors in Human Cancers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3312-3320, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021853 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neil W. A. McGowan, Heather MacPherson, Katrien Janssens, Wim Van Hul, Julie C. Frith, William D. Fraser, Stuart H. Ralston, and Miep H. Helfrich

A Mutation Affecting the Latency-Associated Peptide of TGFß1 in Camurati-Engelmann Disease Enhances Osteoclast Formation in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3321-3326, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020564 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Terhi Piltonen, Riitta Koivunen, Aimo Ruokonen, and Juha S. Tapanainen

Ovarian Age-Related Responsiveness to Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3327-3332, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021549 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Ken K. Ong, Nigel Mongan, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, Maria Victoria Marcos, Ieuan A. Hughes, Francis de Zegher, and David B. Dunger

Androgen Receptor Gene CAG Repeat Polymorphism in the Development of Ovarian Hyperandrogenism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3333-3338, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021791 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David R. Mann, Abiodun O. K. Johnson, Terry Gimpel, and V. Daniel Castracane

Changes in Circulating Leptin, Leptin Receptor, and Gonadal Hormones from Infancy until Advanced Age in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3339-3345, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022030 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jin-Woo Park, Michael W. Yeh, Mariwil G. Wong, Margaret Lobo, William C. Hyun, Quan-Yang Duh, and Orlo H. Clark

The Heat Shock Protein 90-Binding Geldanamycin Inhibits Cancer Cell Proliferation, Down-Regulates Oncoproteins, and Inhibits Epidermal Growth Factor-Induced Invasion in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3346-3353, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020340 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lawrence A. Wetterau, Malik J. Francis, Liqun Ma, and Pinchas Cohen

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Stimulates Telomerase Activity in Prostate Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3354-3359, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021326 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alfredo Leaños-Miranda, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, Tae H. Ji, Jo Ann Janovick, and P. Michael Conn

Dominant-Negative Action of Disease-Causing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRHR) Mutants: A Trait That Potentially Coevolved with Decreased Plasma Membrane Expression of GnRHR in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3360-3367, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030084 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria Adelaide Marini, Simona Frontoni, Davide Mineo, Daniela Bracaglia, Marina Cardellini, Pierluigi de Nicolais, Alessandra Baroni, Rossella D’Alfonso, Michela Perna, Davide Lauro, Massimo Federici, Sergio Gambardella, Renato Lauro, and Giorgio Sesti

The Arg⁹⁷² Variant in Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Is Associated with an Atherogenic Profile in Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3368-3371, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021716 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiji Yamada, Fujiko Ando, Naoakira Niino, and Hiroshi Shimokata

Association of Polymorphisms of Interleukin-6, Osteocalcin, and Vitamin D Receptor Genes, Alone or in Combination, with Bone Mineral Density in Community-Dwelling Japanese Women and Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3372-3378, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021449 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shalamar D. Sibley, Jerry P. Palmer, Irl B. Hirsch, and John D. Brunzell

Visceral Obesity, Hepatic Lipase Activity, and Dyslipidemia in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3379-3384, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021693 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Donna Seto-Young, Jacek Zajac, Hung-Ching Liu, Zev Rosenwaks, and Leonid Poretsky

The Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) Signaling Cascades for Progesterone and IGF-Binding Protein-1 Production in Human Granulosa Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3385-3391, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021965 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew M. Blanks, Manu Vatish, Mike J. Allen, Graham Ladds, Norbert C. J. de Wit, Donna M. Slater, and Steven Thornton

Paracrine Oxytocin and Estradiol Demonstrate a Spatial Increase in Human Intrauterine Tissues with Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3392-3400, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021212 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abel López-Bermejo, Javad Khosravi, Christopher L. Corless, Radha G. Krishna, Anastasia Diamandi, Umesh Bodani, Eric M. Kofoed, Donna L. Graham, Vivian Hwa, and Ron G. Rosenfeld

Generation of Anti-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-Related Protein 1 (IGFBP-rP1/MAC25) Monoclonal Antibodies and Immunoassay: Quantification of IGFBP-rP1 in Human Serum and Distribution in Human Fluids and Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3401-3408, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021315 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. C. Lin, X. Li, Z. M. Lei, and Ch. V. Rao

Human Cervix Contains Functional Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3409-3414, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021966 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoko Sato, Takashi Suzuki, Kumiko Hidaka, Hiroshi Sato, Kiyoshi Ito, Sadayoshi Ito, and Hironobu Sasano

Immunolocalization of Nuclear Transcription Factors, DAX-1 and COUP-TF II, in the Normal Human Ovary: Correlation with Adrenal 4 Binding Protein/ Steroidogenic Factor-1 Immunolocalization during the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3415-3420, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021723 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paulina Kohen, Olga Castro, Alberto Palomino, Alex Muñoz, Lane K. Christenson, Walter Sierralta, Pilar Carvallo, Jerome F. Strauss, III, and Luigi Devoto

The Steroidogenic Response and Corpus Luteum Expression of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein after Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Administration at Different Times in the Human Luteal Phase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3421-3430, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021916 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Goro Sasaki, Tsutomu Ogata, Tomohiro Ishii, Kenjiro Kosaki, Seiji Sato, Keiko Homma, Takao Takahashi, Tomonobu Hasegawa, and Nobutake Matsuo

Micropenis and the 5-Reductase-2 (SRD5A2) Gene: Mutation and V89L Polymorphism Analysis in 81 Japanese Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3431-3436, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021415 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroshi Fujiwara, Keiji Tatsumi, Kenzo Kosaka, Yukiyasu Sato, Toshihiro Higuchi, Shinya Yoshioka, Michiyuki Maeda, Masamichi Ueda, and Shingo Fujii

Human Blastocysts and Endometrial Epithelial Cells Express Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule (ALCAM/CD166)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3437-3443, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021888 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Masao Kanauchi, Shigeru Yamano, Kimiko Kanauchi, and Yoshihiko Saito

COMMENT: Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index, and Oral Glucose Insulin Sensitivity Index in Nonobese, Nondiabetic Subjects with High-Normal Blood Pressure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3444-3446, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021641 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toru Takano, Akira Miyauchi, Hiroshi Yoshida, Yukiko Nakata, Kanji Kuma, and Nobuyuki Amino

COMMENT: Expression of TRß1 mRNAs with Functionally Impaired Mutations Is Rare in Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3447-3449, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030012 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rapid Communications:

V. Popovic, D. Miljic, D. Micic, S. Damjanovic, E. Arvat, E. Ghigo, C. Dieguez, and F. F. Casanueva

Ghrelin Main Action on the Regulation of Growth Hormone Release Is Exerted at Hypothalamic Level
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3450-3453, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030211 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Dympna Gallagher, Stanley Heshka, and Steven B. Heymsfield

Dubious Assumptions Underlying the Adjustment of Metabolic Rates for Changes in Fat-Free Mass
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3454, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030354 [Full Text]  

Stéphane Blanc, Dale Schoeller, Joseph Kemnitz, Richard Weindruch, Ricki Colman, Wendy Newton, Kelly Wink, Scott Baum, and Jon Ramsey

Authors’ Response: Dubious Assumptions Underlying the Adjustment of Metabolic Rates for Changes in Fat-Free Mass
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3454-a-3455, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030547 [Full Text]  

Sarah Creighton, Philip Ransley, Patrick Duffy, Duncan Wilcox, Imran Mushtaq, Peter Cuckow, Christopher Woodhouse, Catherine Minto, Naomi Crouch, Richard Stanhope, Ieuan Hughes, Mehul Dattani, Peter Hindmarsh, Caroline Brain, John Achermann, Gerard Conway, Lih Mei Liao, Angela Barnicoat, and Les Perry

Regarding the Consensus Statement on 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency from the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3455, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030127 [Full Text]  

Walter L. Miller, Sharon E. Oberfield, Phyllis W. Speiser, Laurence S. Baskin, Patricia K. Donahoe, Claire N-Fekete, John M. Hutson, and Dix Phillip Poppas

Authors’ Response: Regarding the Consensus Statement on 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency from the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3456, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030627 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Pancreatic Development and Its Role in Modeling Pancreatic Disease, September 10–12, 2003, Chicago, Illinois
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3443. [Full Text]  

4th Nutrition and Health Conference, ExCel Conference Centre, November 21–22, 2003, London, United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3449. [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3457-3459. [Full Text]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 3460-3462. [Full Text]  

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