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

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Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

CLINICAL REVIEW 162: CARDIOVASCULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY 3:An Epidemiologist Looks at Hormones and Heart Disease in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4031-4042 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030876 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dong Kun Lee and Chawnshang Chang

ENDOCRINE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE:Expression and Degradation of Androgen Receptor: Mechanism and Clinical Implication
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4043-4054 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murat Bastepe and Harald Jüppner

Pseudohypoparathyroidism and Mechanisms of Resistance toward Multiple Hormones: Molecular Evidence to Clinical Presentation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4055-4058 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031271 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emily L. Germain-Lee, Joshua Groman, Janet L. Crane, Suzanne M. Jan de Beur, and Michael A. Levine

Growth Hormone Deficiency in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a: Another Manifestation of Multihormone Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4059-4069 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovanna Mantovani, Mohamad Maghnie, Giovanna Weber, Ernesto De Menis, Valeria Brunelli, Marco Cappa, Paola Loli, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, and Anna Spada

Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Resistance in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ia: New Evidence for Imprinting of the Gs Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4070-4074 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen M. Prestwood

The Search for Alternative Therapies for Menopausal Women: Estrogenic Effects of Herbs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4075-4076 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031277 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Oerter Klein, Mona Janfaza, Jeffrey A. Wong, and R. Jeffrey Chang

Estrogen Bioactivity in Fo-Ti and Other Herbs Used for Their Estrogen-Like Effects as Determined by a Recombinant Cell Bioassay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4077-4079 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030349 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William M. Manger

In Search of Pheochromocytomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4080-4082 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031234 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioannis Ilias, Juan Yu, Jorge A. Carrasquillo, Clara C. Chen, Graeme Eisenhofer, Millie Whatley, Beverly McElroy, and Karel Pacak

Superiority of 6-[¹⁸F]-Fluorodopamine Positron Emission Tomography Versus [¹³¹I]-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy in the Localization of Metastatic Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4083-4087 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne E. Nelson, Roderick Clifton Bligh, Michiko Mirams, Anthony Gill, Amy Au, Adele Clarkson, Harald Jüppner, Stephen Ruff, Paul Stalley, Richard A. Scolyer, Bruce G. Robinson, Rebecca S. Mason, and Phillip Clifton Bligh

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Fibroblast Growth Factor 23: A New Clinical Marker for Oncogenic Osteomalacia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4088-4094 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021919 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Dorothy I. Shulman, Allen W. Root, Frank B. Diamond, Barry B. Bercu, Richard Martinez, and Robert J. Boucek, Jr.

Effects of One Year of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy on Cardiac Mass and Function in Children with Classical GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4095-4099 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keon Wook Kang, Seok-Ki Kim, Han-Sung Kang, Eun Sook Lee, Jung Suk Sim, In Goo Lee, Seung-Yong Jeong, and Sun Wook Kim

Prevalence and Risk of Cancer of Focal Thyroid Incidentaloma Identified by ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Metastasis Evaluation and Cancer Screening in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4100-4104 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letizia Spinelli, Mario Petretta, Giuseppe Verderame, Giuseppe Carbone, Angela Assunta Venetucci, Andrea Petretta, Wanda Acampa, Domenico Bonaduce, Annamaria Colao, and Alberto Cuocolo

Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Cardiac Performance during Exercise in Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4105-4109 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030462 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniele Barbaro, Giuseppe Boni, Giuseppe Meucci, Umberto Simi, Paola Lapi, Paola Orsini, Cristina Pasquini, Francesca Piazza, Marco Caciagli, and Giuliano Mariani

Radioiodine Treatment with 30 mCi after Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Stimulation in Thyroid Cancer: Effectiveness for Postsurgical Remnants Ablation and Possible Role of Iodine Content in L-Thyroxine in the Outcome of Ablation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4110-4115 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030298 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lyndal Harborne, Richard Fleming, Helen Lyall, Naveed Sattar, and Jane Norman

Metformin or Antiandrogen in the Treatment of Hirsutism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4116-4123 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030424 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen M. Shalet, Elena Shavrikova, Morris Cromer, Christopher J. Child, Eberhard Keller, Jirina Zapletalová, Thomas Moshang, Werner F. Blum, John J. Chipman, Charmian A. Quigley, and Andrea F. Attanasio

Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment on Bone in Postpubertal GH-Deficient Patients: A 2-Year Randomized, Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4124-4129 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kuo-Chin Huang, Chi-Ling Chen, Lee-Ming Chuang, Shiuh-Rong Ho, Tong-Yuan Tai, and Wei-Shiung Yang

Plasma Adiponectin Levels and Blood Pressures in Nondiabetic Adolescent Females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4130-4134 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030158 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leon J. S. Brokken, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, and Mark F. Prummel

Thyrotropin Receptor Autoantibodies Are Associated with Continued Thyrotropin Suppression in Treated Euthyroid Graves’ Disease Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4135-4138 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uberto Pagotto, Alessandra Gambineri, Carla Pelusi, Silvia Genghini, Mauro Cacciari, Baerbel Otto, Tamara Castañeda, Matthias Tschöp, and Renato Pasquali

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Restores Normal Ghrelin in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4139-4143 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Marshall, F. Ugrasbul, F. Manginello, M. P. Wajnrajch, C. H. L. Shackleton, M. I. New, and M. V. Vogiatzi

Congenital Hypopituitarism as a Cause of Undetectable Estriol Levels in the Maternal Triple-Marker Screen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4144-4148 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kris Poppe, Daniel Glinoer, Herman Tournaye, Paul Devroey, Andre van Steirteghem, Leonard Kaufman, and Brigitte Velkeniers

Assisted Reproduction and Thyroid Autoimmunity: An Unfortunate Combination?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4149-4152 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pietro Putignano, Paola Toja, Antonella Dubini, Francesca Pecori Giraldi, Salvatore Maria Corsello, and Francesco Cavagnini

Midnight Salivary Cortisol Versus Urinary Free and Midnight Serum Cortisol as Screening Tests for Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4153-4157 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Werner F. Blum, Elena P. Shavrikova, David J. Edwards, Myriam Rosilio, Mark L. Hartman, Fernando Marín, Domenico Valle, Aart Jan van der Lely, Andrea F. Attanasio, Christian J. Strasburger, Gerhard Henrich, and Peter Herschbach

Decreased Quality of Life in Adult Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency Compared with General Populations Using the New, Validated, Self-Weighted Questionnaire, Questions on Life Satisfaction Hypopituitarism Module
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4158-4167 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021792 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Massa, C. Heinrichs, S. Verlinde, M. Thomas, J. P. Bourguignon, M. Craen, I. François, M. Du Caju, M. Maes, and J. De Schepper

Late or Delayed Induced or Spontaneous Puberty in Girls with Turner Syndrome Treated with Growth Hormone Does Not Affect Final Height
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4168-4174 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pratima K. Singh, Curtis A. Parvin, and Ann M. Gronowski

COMMENT:Establishment of Reference Intervals for Markers of Fetal Thyroid Status in Amniotic Fluid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4175-4179 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michiel N. Kerstens, Frank G. H. van der Kleij, Arnold H. Boonstra, Wim J. Sluiter, Jan Koerts, Gerjan Navis, and Robin P. F. Dullaart

Salt Loading Affects Cortisol Metabolism in Normotensive Subjects: Relationships with Salt Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4180-4185 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021625 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole G. M. Beckers, Nicholas S. Macklon, Marinus J. Eijkemans, Michael Ludwig, Ricardo E. Felberbaum, Klaus Diedrich, Shelly Bustion, Ernest Loumaye, and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

Nonsupplemented Luteal Phase Characteristics after the Administration of Recombinant Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Recombinant Luteinizing Hormone, or Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Agonist to Induce Final Oocyte Maturation in in Vitro Fertilization Patients after Ovarian Stimulation with Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and GnRH Antagonist Cotreatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4186-4192 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021953 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Lopez Schmidt, H. Lahner, K. Mann, and S. Petersenn

Diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency: Evaluation of the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Test and Basal Serum Cortisol in Comparison to the Insulin Tolerance Test in Patients with Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4193-4198 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Boivin, P. Lips, S. M. Ott, K. D. Harper, S. Sarkar, K. V. Pinette, and P. J. Meunier

Contribution of Raloxifene and Calcium and Vitamin D₃ Supplementation to the Increase of the Degree of Mineralization of Bone in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4199-4205 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volker Viereck, Carsten Gründker, Sabine Blaschke, Britta Niederkleine, Heide Siggelkow, Karl-Heinz Frosch, Dirk Raddatz, Günter Emons, and Lorenz C. Hofbauer

Raloxifene Concurrently Stimulates Osteoprotegerin and Inhibits Interleukin-6 Production by Human Trabecular Osteoblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4206-4213 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021877 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Winer, Chia Wen Ko, James C. Reynolds, Karen Dowdy, Meg Keil, Donna Peterson, Lynn H. Gerber, Charles McGarvey, and Gordon B. Cutler, Jr.

Long-Term Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism: A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Parathyroid Hormone-(1–34) Versus Calcitriol and Calcium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4214-4220 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marinka S. Post, Marieke O. Verhoeven, Marius J. van der Mooren, Peter Kenemans, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, and Tom Teerlink

Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Plasma Levels of the Cardiovascular Risk Factor Asymmetric Dimethylarginine: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled 12-Week Study in Healthy Early Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4221-4226 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frida Leonetti, Gianfranco Silecchia, Gianluca Iacobellis, Maria Cristina Ribaudo, Alessandra Zappaterreno, Claudio Tiberti, Concetta Valeria Iannucci, Nicola Perrotta, Vincenzo Bacci, Maria Sole Basso, Nicola Basso, and Umberto Di Mario

Different Plasma Ghrelin Levels after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Banding in Morbid Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4227-4231 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Else H. Johanson, Per-Anders Jansson, Lars Lönn, Yuji Matsuzawa, Tohru Funahashi, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Ulf Smith, and Mette Axelsen

Fat Distribution, Lipid Accumulation in the Liver, and Exercise Capacity Do Not Explain the Insulin Resistance in Healthy Males with a Family History for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4232-4238 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021961 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Song-Guang Ren, John Taylor, Jesse Dong, Run Yu, Michael D. Culler, and Shlomo Melmed

Functional Association of Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes 2 and 5 in Inhibiting Human Growth Hormone Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4239-4245 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seema Kumar and Rebecca S. Bahn

Relative Overexpression of Macrophage-Derived Cytokines in Orbital Adipose Tissue from Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4246-4250 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Antonie Maassen, Edward S. Tobias, Hülya Kayserilli, Turgut Tukel, Memnune Yuksel-Apak, Esther d’Haens, Wim J. Kleijer, Francoise Féry, and Gerard C. M. van der Zon

Identification and Functional Assessment of Novel and Known Insulin Receptor Mutations in Five Patients with Syndromes of Severe Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4251-4257 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030034 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anke Hinney, Sarah Hohmann, Frank Geller, Constanze Vogel, Claudia Hess, Anne-Kathrin Wermter, Britta Brokamp, Hanspeter Goldschmidt, Wolfgang Siegfried, Helmut Remschmidt, Helmut Schäfer, Thomas Gudermann, and Johannes Hebebrand

Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene: Case-Control Study and Transmission Disequilibrium Test Confirm that Functionally Relevant Mutations Are Compatible with a Major Gene Effect for Extreme Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4258-4267 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Effects of Ghrelin on the Insulin and Glycemic Responses to Glucose, Arginine, or Free Fatty Acids Load in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4268-4272 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021940 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Ferlin, Mauro Simonato, Lucia Bartoloni, Giorgia Rizzo, Andrea Bettella, Tania Dottorini, Bruno Dallapiccola, and Carlo Foresta

The INSL3-LGR8/GREAT Ligand-Receptor Pair in Human Cryptorchidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4273-4279 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carsten Boltze, Jochen Mundschenk, Nicole Unger, Regine Schneider-Stock, Brigitte Peters, Christian Mawrin, Cuong Hoang-Vu, Albert Roessner, and Hendrik Lehnert

Expression Profile of the Telomeric Complex Discriminates between Benign and Malignant Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4280-4286 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021299 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. F. Speake, J. D. Glazier, P. T.-Y. Ayuk, M. Reade, C. P. Sibley, and S. W. D’Souza

L-Arginine Transport across the Basal Plasma Membrane of the Syncytiotrophoblast of the Human Placenta from Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4287-4292 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias Leblanc, Claude Labrie, Alain Bélanger, Bernard Candas, and Fernand Labrie

Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetics of Dehydroepiandrosterone in the Cynomolgus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4293-4302 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-022012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Derk-Jan Dijk, Benita Middleton, Barbara M. Stone, and Josephine Arendt

Melatonin Phase-Shifts Human Circadian Rhythms with No Evidence of Changes in the Duration of Endogenous Melatonin Secretion or the 24-Hour Production of Reproductive Hormones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4303-4309 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen C. Doheny, Diarmaid D. Houlihan, Nandini Ravikumar, Terry J. Smith, and John J. Morrison

Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Relaxation of Human Pregnant Myometrium and Activation of the BK_Ca Channel
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4310-4315 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030221 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biljana Musicki, Gerald J. Pepe, and Eugene D. Albrecht

Functional Differentiation of the Placental Syncytiotrophoblast: Effect of Estrogen on Chorionic Somatomammotropin Expression during Early Primate Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4316-4323 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juliet Farquhar, Mark Heiman, Alfred C. K. Wong, Richard Wach, Philippe Chessex, and Jean-Pierre Chanoine

Elevated Umbilical Cord Ghrelin Concentrations in Small for Gestational Age Neonates
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4324-4327 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason M. R. Gill, Muriel J. Caslake, Craig McAllister, Fotini Tsofliou, William R. Ferrell, Chris J. Packard, and Dalia Malkova

Effects of Short-Term Detraining on Postprandial Metabolism, Endothelial Function, and Inflammation in Endurance-Trained Men: Dissociation between Changes in Triglyceride Metabolism and Endothelial Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4328-4335 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jie Liu, Beth Erlichman, and Lee S. Weinstein

The Stimulatory G Protein -Subunit G_s Is Imprinted in Human Thyroid Glands: Implications for Thyroid Function in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Types 1A and 1B
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4336-4341 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Hussain, P. Hindmarsh, and A. Aynsley-Green

Neonates with Symptomatic Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia Generate Inappropriately Low Serum Cortisol Counterregulatory Hormonal Responses
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4342-4347 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hannu Jokela, Prasun Dastidar, Riikka Rontu, Anne Salomäki, Klaus Teisala, Terho Lehtimäki, and Reijo Punnonen

Effects of Long-Term Estrogen Replacement Therapy Versus Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy on Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasomotor Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4348-4354 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jens Fuglsang, Finn Lauszus, Allan Flyvbjerg, and Per Ovesen

Human Placental Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and -II, and Insulin Requirements during Pregnancy in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4355-4361 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas C. Register, Manuel J. Jayo, and Mary S. Anthony

Soy Phytoestrogens Do Not Prevent Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4362-4370 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helene Nørrelund, K. Sreekumaran Nair, Steen Nielsen, Jan Frystyk, Per Ivarsen, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Niels Møller

The Decisive Role of Free Fatty Acids for Protein Conservation during Fasting in Humans with and without Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4371-4378 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaj Stenlöf, Ingrid Wernstedt, Ted Fjällman, Ville Wallenius, Kristina Wallenius, and John-Olov Jansson

Interleukin-6 Levels in the Central Nervous System Are Negatively Correlated with Fat Mass in Overweight/Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4379-4383 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021733 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miho Egawa, Shinya Yoshioka, Toshihiro Higuchi, Yukiyasu Sato, Keiji Tatsumi, Hiroshi Fujiwara, and Shingo Fujii

Ephrin B1 Is Expressed on Human Luteinizing Granulosa Cells in Corpora Lutea of the Early Luteal Phase: The Possible Involvement of the B Class Eph-Ephrin System during Corpus Luteum Formation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4384-4392 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021910 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Namba, Masahiro Nakashima, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Naomi Hayashida, Shigeto Maeda, Tatiana I. Rogounovitch, Akira Ohtsuru, Vladimir A. Saenko, Takashi Kanematsu, and Shunichi Yamashita

Clinical Implication of Hot Spot BRAF Mutation, V599E, in Papillary Thyroid Cancers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4393-4397 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valerie M. Schwitzgebel, Aline Mamin, Thierry Brun, Beate Ritz-Laser, Maia Zaiko, Alexandre Maret, Francois R. Jornayvaz, Gerald E. Theintz, Olivier Michielin, Danielle Melloul, and Jacques Philippe

Agenesis of Human Pancreas due to Decreased Half-Life of Insulin Promoter Factor 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4398-4406 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Haruhiro Sato, Yoshinori Ino, Ayaka Miura, Yoshifumi Abe, Hideto Sakai, Koichi Ito, and Setsuo Hirohashi

Dysadherin: Expression and Clinical Significance in Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4407-4412 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021757 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael T. Collins, Nicholas J. Sarlis, Maria J. Merino, Jason Monroe, Susan E. Crawford, Jonathan A. Krakoff, Lori C. Guthrie, Sandra Bonat, Pamela G. Robey, and Andrew Shenker

Thyroid Carcinoma in the McCune-Albright Syndrome: Contributory Role of Activating G_s Mutations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4413-4417 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021642 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jitu Modi, Aneeta Patel, Richard Terrell, R. Michael Tuttle, and Gary L. Francis

Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas from Young Adults and Children Contain a Mixture of Lymphocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4418-4425 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne E. King, Hilary O. D. Critchley, Jean-Michel Sallenave, and Rodney W. Kelly

Elafin in Human Endometrium: An Antiprotease and Antimicrobial Molecule Expressed during Menstruation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4426-4431 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hua-Qin Wang, Koichi Takebayashi, Kunihiro Tsuchida, Masaki Nishimura, and Yoichi Noda

Follistatin-Related Gene (FLRG) Expression in Human Endometrium: Sex Steroid Hormones Regulate the Expression of FLRG in Cultured Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4432-4439 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021758 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trisha Dwight, Srinivasan R. Thoppe, Theodoros Foukakis, Weng O. Lui, Göran Wallin, Anders Höög, Tony Frisk, Catharina Larsson, and Jan Zedenius

Involvement of the PAX8/Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Rearrangement in Follicular Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4440-4445 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021690 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisashi Masuyama, Yuji Hiramatsu, Jun-ichi Kodama, and Takafumi Kudo

Expression and Potential Roles of Pregnane X Receptor in Endometrial Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4446-4454 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030203 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga Kifor, Imre Kifor, Francis D. Moore, Jr., Robert R. Butters, Jr., Thomas Cantor, Ping Gao, and Edward M. Brown

Decreased Expression of Caveolin-1 and Altered Regulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Cultured Bovine Parathyroid Cells and Human Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4455-4464 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bing-Kun Chen, Kristin M. Leiferman, Mark R. Pittelkow, Michael T. Overgaard, Claus Oxvig, and Cheryl A. Conover

Localization and Regulation of Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A Expression in Healing Human Skin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4465-4471 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emma L. Davies, James D. Ramsden, Helen Cocks, Peter F. Searle, John C. Watkinson, Hikaru Ueno, Ann Logan, Jayne A. Franklyn, Vivien Mautner, and Margaret C. Eggo

Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of Dominant Negative Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Receptor 1 in Thyroid Cells Blocks FGF Effects and Reduces Goitrogenesis in Mice
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4472-4480 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030333 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. N. Jabbour and S. C. Boddy

Prostaglandin E₂ Induces Proliferation of Glandular Epithelial Cells of the Human Endometrium via Extracellular Regulated Kinase 1/2-Mediated Pathway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4481-4487 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Chan, S. Kachilele, E. Hobbs, J. N. Bulmer, K. Boelaert, C. J. McCabe, P. M. Driver, A. R. Bradwell, M. Kester, T. J. Visser, J. A. Franklyn, and M. D. Kilby

Placental Iodothyronine Deiodinase Expression in Normal and Growth-Restricted Human Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4488-4495 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paresh Dandona, Vikramjeet Kumar, Ahmad Aljada, Husam Ghanim, Tufail Syed, Debborah Hofmayer, Priya Mohanty, Devjit Tripathy, and Rajesh Garg

COMMENT:Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Valsartan Suppresses Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Leukocytes, Nuclear Factor-B, in Mononuclear Cells of Normal Subjects: Evidence of an Antiinflammatory Action
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4496-4501 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021836 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Steven W. Lockley, George C. Brainard, and Charles A. Czeisler

High Sensitivity of the Human Circadian Melatonin Rhythm to Resetting by Short Wavelength Light
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4502 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030570 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

C. T. Cowell and W. Högler

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: 4506 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030905 [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

Authors’ Response: 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: 4506-a-4507 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030990 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Menzel, Frank Grünwald, and Hans J. Biersack

Monitoring of Low-Risk Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4507 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030951 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shireen Fatemi and Jonathan S. LoPresti

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: 4507-a-4508 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030906 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernest L. Mazzaferri, Richard J. Robbins, Lewis E. Braverman, Furio Pacini, Bryan Haugen, Leonard Wartofsky, Glen D. Braunstein, Paul W. Ladenson, and Aldo Pinchera

Authors’ Response: 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: 4508-4509 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031041 [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. J. Broekmans, S. M. Weima, and E. R. te Velde

A Randomized Comparison of Two Ovarian Stimulation Protocols with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Antagonist Cotreatment for in Vitro Fertilization Commencing Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone on Cycle Day 2 or 5 with the Standard Long GnRH Agonist Protocol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4510 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030807 [Full Text]  

B. C. J. M. Fauser and N. S. Macklon

Authors’ Response: A Randomized Comparison of Two Ovarian Stimulation Protocols with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Antagonist Cotreatment for in Vitro Fertilization Commencing Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone on Cycle Day 2 or 5 with the Standard Long GnRH Agonist Protocol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4510-a-4511 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030883 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4148 [Full Text] [PDF]  

4th International Congress on Autoimmunity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4335 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Third European Congress of Andrology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4392 [Full Text] [PDF]  

30th Annual Meeting of the European Thyroid Association
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4412 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc., at the National Institutes of Health presents: A Review of Endocrinology: Diagnosis and Treatment, October 22–26, 2003, Bethesda, Maryland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4431 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4512-4514 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 4515-4517 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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