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 Contents: February 2004, Volume 89, Issue 2   [Index by Author] 
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Special Features:

Anastassios G. Pittas, Nandini A. Joseph, and Andrew S. Greenberg
HOT TOPIC: Adipocytokines and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 447-452, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031005 [Full Text]  

R. Azziz, L. A. Sanchez, E. S. Knochenhauer, C. Moran, J. Lazenby, K. C. Stephens, K. Taylor, and L. R. Boots
EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: Androgen Excess in Women: Experience with Over 1000 Consecutive Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 453-462, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031122 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Harold Bays, Lawrence Mandarino, and Ralph A. DeFronzo
MECHANISMS OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Role of the Adipocyte, Free Fatty Acids, and Ectopic Fat in Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Peroxisomal Proliferator-Activated Receptor Agonists Provide a Rational Therapeutic Approach
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 463-478, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030723 [Full Text]  

Ioannis Ilias and Karel Pacak
CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVING: Current Approaches and Recommended Algorithm for the Diagnostic Localization of Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 479-491, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031091 [Full Text]  

S.M. Shalet
Editorial: Biochemical Monitoring of Disease Activity after Surgery for Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 492-494, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031984 [Full Text]  

Pamela U. Freda, Abu T. Nuruzzaman, Carlos M. Reyes, Robert E. Sundeen, and Kalmon D. Post
Significance of "Abnormal" Nadir Growth Hormone Levels after Oral Glucose in Postoperative Patients with Acromegaly in Remission with Normal Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 495-500, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031316 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Shalender Bhasin
Editorial: Time for (More Research on) Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 501-502, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032160 [Full Text]  

John K. Amory, Nelson B. Watts, Kirk A. Easley, Paul R. Sutton, Bradley D. Anawalt, Alvin M. Matsumoto, William J. Bremner, and J. Lisa Tenover
Exogenous Testosterone or Testosterone with Finasteride Increases Bone Mineral Density in Older Men with Low Serum Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 503-510, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031110 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Steven P. Hodak and Kenneth D. Burman
Editorial: The Calcitonin Conundrum—Is It Time for Routine Measurement of Serum Calcitonin in Patients with Thyroid Nodules?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 511-514, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031983 [Full Text]  

Georgios Karanikas, Abbas Moameni, Christian Poetzi, Georg Zettinig, Klaus Kaserer, Christian Bieglmayer, Bruno Niederle, Robert Dudczak, and Christian Pirich
Frequency and Relevance of Elevated Calcitonin Levels in Patients with Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Thyroid Disease and in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 515-519, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030709 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alvin M. Matsumoto and William J. Bremner
Editorial: Serum Testosterone Assays—Accuracy Matters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 520-524, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032175 [Full Text]  

Karen K. Miller, William Rosner, Hang Lee, Joan Hier, Gemma Sesmilo, David Schoenfeld, Gregory Neubauer, and Anne Klibanski
Measurement of Free Testosterone in Normal Women and Women with Androgen Deficiency: Comparison of Methods
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 525-533, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030680 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christina Wang, Don H. Catlin, Laurence M. Demers, Borislav Starcevic, and Ronald S. Swerdloff
Measurement of Total Serum Testosterone in Adult Men: Comparison of Current Laboratory Methods Versus Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 534-543, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031287 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Simon H. S. Pearce and Nicola J. Leech
Editorial: Toward Precise Forecasting of Autoimmune Endocrinopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 544-547, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032142 [Full Text]  

Olga Kifor, Aidan McElduff, Meryl S. LeBoff, Francis D. Moore, Jr., Robert Butters, Ping Gao, Thomas L. Cantor, Imre Kifor, and Edward M. Brown
Activating Antibodies to the Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Two Patients with Autoimmune Hypoparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 548-556, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031054 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annika Söderbergh, Anne Grethe Myhre, Olov Ekwall, Gennet Gebre-Medhin, Håkan Hedstrand, Eva Landgren, Aaro Miettinen, Petra Eskelin, Maria Halonen, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Jan Gustafsson, Eystein S. Husebye, Jaakko Perheentupa, Mikhail Gylling, Michael P. Manns, Fredrik Rorsman, Olle Kämpe, and Thomas Nilsson
Prevalence and Clinical Associations of 10 Defined Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 557-562, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030279 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

George P. Chrousos, Evangelia Charmandari, and Tomoshige Kino
Editorial: Glucocorticoid Action Networks—An Introduction to Systems Biology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 563-564, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032026 [Full Text]  

Stefan Wüst, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Ilona S. Federenko, Jan W. Koper, Robert Kumsta, and Dirk H. Hellhammer
Common Polymorphisms in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Are Associated with Adrenocortical Responses to Psychosocial Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 565-573, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031148 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John Komninos, Varvara Vlassopoulou, Despina Protopapa, Stefanos Korfias, George Kontogeorgos, Damianos E. Sakas, and Nicolas C. Thalassinos
CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Tumors Metastatic to the Pituitary Gland: Case Report and Literature Review
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 574-580, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030395 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ram D. Pathak, Tuan Huy Tran, and Alan L. Burshell
CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: A Case of Dopamine Agonists Inhibiting Pancreatic Polypeptide Secretion from an Islet Cell Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 581-584, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031039 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. A. Driedger and N. Kotowycz
CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Two Cases of Thyroid Carcinoma That Were Not Stimulated by Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 585-590, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031650 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Martina Weise, Sarah L. Mehlinger, Bart Drinkard, Erin Rawson, Evangelia Charmandari, Mayumi Hiroi, Graeme Eisenhofer, Jack A. Yanovski, George P. Chrousos, and Deborah P. Merke
Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Have Decreased Epinephrine Reserve and Defective Glucose Elevation in Response to High-Intensity Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 591-597, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030634 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Raffaele Scarpa, Davide De Brasi, Rosario Pivonello, Paolo Marzullo, Francesco Manguso, Antonio Sodano, Pasquale Oriente, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao
Acromegalic Axial Arthropathy: A Clinical Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 598-603, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031283 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean Donadieu, Maria-Alejandra Rolon, Isabelle Pion, Caroline Thomas, François Doz, Mohamed Barkaoui, Alain Robert, Anne Deville, Françoise Mazingue, Michel David, Raja Brauner, Sylvie Cabrol, Catherine Garel, and Michel Polak
Incidence of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Pediatric-Onset Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Efficacy and Safety of Growth Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 604-609, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030907 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Curtis Dolezal, Susan W. Baker, Ann D. Carlson, Jihad S. Obeid, and Maria I. New
Cognitive and Motor Development of Children with and without Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia after Early-Prenatal Dexamethasone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 610-614, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021129 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sidika E. Kasim-Karakas, Rogelio U. Almario, Laura Gregory, Rodney Wong, Heather Todd, and Bill L. Lasley
Metabolic and Endocrine Effects of a Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Rich Diet in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 615-620, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030666 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michele De Rosa, Stefano Zarrilli, Giovanni Vitale, Carolina Di Somma, Francesco Orio, Libuse Tauchmanova’, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao
Six Months of Treatment with Cabergoline Restores Sexual Potency in Hyperprolactinemic Males: An Open Longitudinal Study Monitoring Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 621-625, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030852 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sirpa Eviö, Aila Tiitinen, Kalevi Laitinen, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Matti J. Välimäki
Effects of Alendronate and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Alone and in Combination, on Bone Mass and Markers of Bone Turnover in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 626-631, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030198 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sue A. Shapses, Stanley Heshka, and Steven B. Heymsfield
Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Weight and Fat Loss in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 632-637, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021136 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joost van der Hoek, Wouter W. de Herder, Richard A. Feelders, Aart-Jan van der Lely, Piet Uitterlinden, Viktor Boerlin, Christian Bruns, Kwai W. Poon, Ian Lewis, Gisbert Weckbecker, Tillmann Krahnke, Leo J. Hofland, and Steven W. Lamberts
A Single-Dose Comparison of the Acute Effects between the New Somatostatin Analog SOM230 and Octreotide in Acromegalic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 638-645, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031052 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Viviana J. Gutnisky, Christian M. Moya, Carina M. Rivolta, Sabina Domené, Viviana Varela, Jussara V. Toniolo, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, and Héctor M. Targovnik
Two Distinct Compound Heterozygous Constellations (R277X/IVS34–1G>C and R277X/R1511X) in the Thyroglobulin (TG) Gene in Affected Individuals of a Brazilian Kindred with Congenital Goiter and Defective TG Synthesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 646-657, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030587 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Omar Serri, Catherine Beauregard, and Jules Hardy
Long-Term Biochemical Status and Disease-Related Morbidity in 53 Postoperative Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 658-661, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030915 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Helena K. Gleeson, H. R. Gattamaneni, Linda Smethurst, Bernadette M. Brennan, and Stephen M. Shalet
Reassessment of Growth Hormone Status Is Required at Final Height in Children Treated with Growth Hormone Replacement after Radiation Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 662-666, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031224 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ian M. Holdaway, Raja C. Rajasoorya, and Greg D. Gamble
Factors Influencing Mortality in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 667-674, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031199 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

R. Giordano, M. Pellegrino, S. Oleandri, M. Baldi, M. Balbo, S. Laureti, A. Falorni, E. Ghigo, and E. Arvat
Adrenal Sensitivity to Adrenocorticotropin 1–24 Is Reduced in Patients with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 675-680, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030814 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Mayo, H. Macintyre, A. M. Wallace, and S. F. Ahmed
Transdermal Testosterone Application: Pharmacokinetics and Effects on Pubertal Status, Short-Term Growth, and Bone Turnover
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 681-687, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031086 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Saima Alam, Michael Stolinski, Claire Pentecost, Massoud A. Boroujerdi, Richard H. Jones, Peter H. Sonksen, and A. Margot Umpleby
The Effect of a Six-Month Exercise Program on Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein B Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 688-694, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031036 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stewart G. Albert and Arshag D. Mooradian
Low-Dose Recombinant Human Growth Hormone as Adjuvant Therapy to Lifestyle Modifications in the Management of Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 695-701, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031264 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anette Rickenlund, Marja Thorén, Kjell Carlström, Bo von Schoultz, and Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
Diurnal Profiles of Testosterone and Pituitary Hormones Suggest Different Mechanisms for Menstrual Disturbances in Endurance Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 702-707, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030306 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kimvir S. Dhillon, Pejman Cohan, Daniel F. Kelly, Christine H. Darwin, Kris V. Iyer, and Inder J. Chopra
Treatment of Hyperthyroidism Associated with Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas with Iopanoic Acid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 708-711, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031629 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Venje H. Boonstra, Paul G. H. Mulder, Frank H. de Jong, and Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega
Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels and Pubarche in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age before and during Growth Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 712-717, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031160 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Linda J. Woodhouse, Nidhi Gupta, Meenakshi Bhasin, Atam B. Singh, Robert Ross, Jeffrey Phillips, and Shalender Bhasin
Dose-Dependent Effects of Testosterone on Regional Adipose Tissue Distribution in Healthy Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 718-726, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031492 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

J.-L. Frendo, J. Guibourdenche, G. Pidoux, M. Vidaud, D. Luton, Y. Giovangrandi, D. Porquet, F. Muller, and D. Evain-Brion
Trophoblast Production of a Weakly Bioactive Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Trisomy 21-Affected Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 727-732, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030668 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MaryFran Sowers, Mary L. Jannausch, Wei Liang, and Marcia Willing
Estrogen Receptor Genotypes and Their Association with the 10-Year Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Osteocalcin Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 733-739, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030691 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Panayiotis A. Economides, Antonella Caselli, Elizabeth Tiani, Lalita Khaodhiar, Edward S. Horton, and Aristidis Veves
The Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Function in Diabetic Patients and Subjects at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 740-747, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031116 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hailing Zhang, Yiwen Jia, Judith J. Cooper, Terri Hale, Zhengxian Zhang, and Steven C. Elbein
Common Variants in Glutamine:Fructose-6-Phosphate Amidotransferase 2 (GFPT2) Gene Are Associated with Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Nephropathy, and Increased GFPT2 mRNA Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 748-755, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031286 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marta Garaulet, Nathalie Viguerie, Stefan Porubsky, Eva Klimcakova, Karine Clement, Dominique Langin, and Vladimir Stich
Adiponectin Gene Expression and Plasma Values in Obese Women during Very-Low-Calorie Diet. Relationship with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 756-760, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031495 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohammad Y. Alenezi, Michel Marcil, David Blank, Mark Sherman, and Jacques Genest, Jr.
Is the Decreased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the Metabolic Syndrome Due to Cellular Lipid Efflux Defect?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 761-764, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031213 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. C. B. Tan, A. Xu, W. S. Chow, M. C. W. Lam, V. H. G. Ai, S. C. F. Tam, and K. S. L. Lam
Hypoadiponectinemia Is Associated with Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 765-769, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031012 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ravi Thadhani, Walter P. Mutter, Myles Wolf, Richard J. Levine, Robert N. Taylor, Vikas P. Sukhatme, Jeffrey Ecker, and S. Ananth Karumanchi
First Trimester Placental Growth Factor and Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1 and Risk for Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 770-775, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031244 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Junaidah B. Barnett, Margo N. Woods, Stefania Lamon-Fava, Ernst J. Schaefer, Judith R. McNamara, Donna Spiegelman, Ellen Hertzmark, Barry Goldin, Christopher Longcope, and Sherwood L. Gorbach
Plasma Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels during the Follicular and Luteal Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 776-782, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030506 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Goldy Carbunaru, Pallavi Prasad, Bert Scoccia, Patrick Shea, Nancy Hopwood, Fuad Ziai, Ying Tai Chang, Susan E. Myers, J. Ian Mason, and Songya Pang
The Hormonal Phenotype of Nonclassic 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (HSD3B) Deficiency in Hyperandrogenic Females Is Associated with Insulin-Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Is Not a Variant of Inherited HSD3B2 Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 783-794, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030934 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert A. Ritzel, John B. Hansen, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Peter C. Butler
Induction of ß-Cell Rest by a Kir6.2/SUR1-Selective KATP-Channel Opener Preserves ß-Cell Insulin Stores and Insulin Secretion in Human Islets Cultured at High (11 mM) Glucose
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 795-805, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031120 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale, José I. Botella-Carretero, Gemma Villuendas, José Sancho, and José L. San Millán
Serum Interleukin-18 Concentrations Are Increased in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relationship to Insulin Resistance and to Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 806-811, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031365 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sandra Bauer, Jürgen Pollheimer, Johannes Hartmann, Peter Husslein, John D. Aplin, and Martin Knöfler
Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha} Inhibits Trophoblast Migration through Elevation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in First-Trimester Villous Explant Cultures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 812-822, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031351 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Souichi Yoshida, Tasuku Harada, Masahiro Mitsunari, Tomio Iwabe, Yasuko Sakamoto, Satoru Tsukihara, Yumiko Iba, Sayako Horie, and Naoki Terakawa
Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Met System Promotes Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cell Invasion via Autocrine and Paracrine Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 823-832, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030874 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniela J. Jakubowicz, Paulina A. Essah, Markku Seppälä, Salomon Jakubowicz, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Riitta Koistinen, and John E. Nestler
Reduced Serum Glycodelin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-1 in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during First Trimester of Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 833-839, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030975 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, James Patrie, Laurie Wideman, Mark Patterson, Judy Y. Weltman, and Arthur Weltman
Contrasting Negative-Feedback Control of Endogenously Driven and Exercise-Stimulated Pulsatile Growth Hormone Secretion in Women and Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 840-846, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031081 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

William C. Duckworth, Janet Fawcett, Sreedevi Reddy, and Jeffrey C. Page
Insulin-Degrading Activity in Wound Fluid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 847-851, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031371 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Raghvendra K. Dubey, Delbert G. Gillespie, Marion Grögli, Helenius J. Kloosterboer, and Bruno Imthurn
Tibolone and Its Metabolites Induce Antimitogenesis in Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of Estrogen, Progesterone, and Androgen Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 852-859, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031272 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anthony J. Zeleznik, Lynda Little-Ihrig, and Suresh Ramasawamy
Administration of Dihydrotestosterone to Rhesus Monkeys Inhibits Gonadotropin-Stimulated Ovarian Steroidogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 860-866, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031292 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. M. Crofton, A. E. M. Evans, A. M. Wallace, N. P. Groome, and C. J. H. Kelnar
Nocturnal Secretory Dynamics of Inhibin B and Testosterone in Pre- and Peripubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 867-874, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030884 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yong-Jun Liu, Fu-Hua Xu, Hui Shen, Yao-Zhong Liu, Hong-Yi Deng, Lan-Juan Zhao, Qing-Yang Huang, Volodymyr Dvornyk, Theresa Conway, K. Michael Davies, Jin-Long Li, Robert R. Recker, and Hong-Wen Deng
A Follow-Up Linkage Study for Quantitative Trait Loci Contributing to Obesity-Related Phenotypes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 875-882, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030774 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ov D. Slayden, Kevin Hettrich, Rebecca S. Carroll, Lesley N. Otto, Amanda L. Clark, and Robert M. Brenner
Estrogen Enhances Cystatin C Expression in the Macaque Vagina
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 883-891, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031143 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adam Stevens, David W. Ray, Eleftheria Zeggini, Sally John, Helen L. Richards, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, and Rachelle Donn
Glucocorticoid Sensitivity Is Determined by a Specific Glucocorticoid Receptor Haplotype
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 892-897, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031235 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Henian Cao, Eric van der Veer, Matthew R. Ban, Anthony J. G. Hanley, Bernard Zinman, Stewart B. Harris, T. Kue Young, J. Geoffrey Pickering, and Robert A. Hegele
Promoter Polymorphism in PCK1 (Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Gene) Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 898-903, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031361 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ferruccio Santini, Margherita Maffei, Giovanni Ceccarini, Caterina Pelosini, Giovanna Scartabelli, Veronica Rosellini, Chiara Chiellini, Alessandro Marsili, Simonetta Lisi, Massimo Tonacchera, Patrizia Agretti, Luca Chiovato, Claudia Mammoli, Paolo Vitti, and Aldo Pinchera
Genetic Screening for Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutations in a Cohort of Italian Obese Patients: Description and Functional Characterization of a Novel Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 904-908, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031175 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Troels Krarup Hansen, Sanne Fisker, Rolf Dall, Thomas Ledet, Jens Otto L. Jørgensen, and Lars Melholt Rasmussen
Growth Hormone Increases Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression: in Vivo and in Vitro Evidence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 909-916, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030223 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patrice Cousin, Laurence Calemard-Michel, Hervé Lejeune, Gérald Raverot, Nadia Yessaad, Agnès Emptoz-Bonneton, Yves Morel, and Michel Pugeat
Influence of SHBG Gene Pentanucleotide TAAAA Repeat and D327N Polymorphism on Serum Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Concentration in Hirsute Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 917-924, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021553 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Irina Giurgea, Kathleen Laborde, Guy Touati, Christine Bellanné-Chantelot, Marie-Cecile Nassogne, Christine Sempoux, Francis Jaubert, Nguyen Khoa, Valerie Chigot, Jacques Rahier, Francis Brunelle, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, Mark J. Dunne, Charles Stanley, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Jean-Jacques Robert, and Pascale de Lonlay
Acute Insulin Responses to Calcium and Tolbutamide Do Not Differentiate Focal from Diffuse Congenital Hyperinsulinism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 925-929, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030941 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Seema Kumar, Michael J. Coenen, Philipp E. Scherer, and Rebecca S. Bahn
Evidence for Enhanced Adipogenesis in the Orbits of Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 930-935, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031427 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paolo Marzullo, Barbara Verti, Giulio Savia, Gillian E. Walker, Gabriele Guzzaloni, Mariantonella Tagliaferri, Annamaria Di Blasio, and Antonio Liuzzi
COMMENT: The Relationship between Active Ghrelin Levels and Human Obesity Involves Alterations in Resting Energy Expenditure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 936-939, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031328 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kaisa Valli-Jaakola, Marita Lipsanen-Nyman, Laura Oksanen, Anthony N. Hollenberg, Kimmo Kontula, Christian Bjørbæk, and Camilla Schalin-Jäntti
COMMENT: Identification and Characterization of Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene Mutations in Morbidly Obese Finnish Children and Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 940-945, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031182 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alexis A. González, M. Loreto Reyes, Cristian A. Carvajal, Jaime A. Tobar, Lorena M. Mosso, Paulina Baquedano, Antonieta Solar, Alejandro Venegas, and Carlos E. Fardella
Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia Caused by a Novel Splicing Mutation in the Gene for the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 946-951, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030345 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. A. Abdallah, Z. M. Lei, X. Li, N. Greenwold, S. T. Nakajima, E. Jauniaux, and Ch. V. Rao
Human Fetal Nongonadal Tissues Contain Human Chorionic Gonadotropin/Luteinizing Hormone Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 952-956, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030917 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ethel Codner, Cecilia Okuma, Germán Iñiguez, M. Angélica Boric, Alejandra Avila, M. Cecilia Johnson, and Fernando G. Cassorla
Molecular Study of the 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Gene Type II in Patients with Hypospadias
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 957-964, doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020873 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Janette Seres, Stefan R. Bornstein, Peter Seres, Holger S. Willenberg, Klaus M. Schulte, Werner A. Scherbaum, and Monika Ehrhart-Bornstein
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone System in Human Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 965-970, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031299 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian N. Cockburn, Giovanna Bermano, Laura-Lee G. Boodram, Surujpal Teelucksingh, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Deepak Mahabir, Andrew B. Allan, Roland Stein, Kevin Docherty, and Graeme I. Bell
Insulin Promoter Factor-1 Mutations and Diabetes in Trinidad: Identification of a Novel Diabetes-Associated Mutation (E224K) in an Indo-Trinidadian Family
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 971-978, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031282 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Omar Serri, Ling Li, Fritz Maingrette, Nicolas Jaffry, and Geneviève Renier
Enhanced Lipoprotein Lipase Secretion and Foam Cell Formation by Macrophages of Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Possible Contribution to Increased Risk of Atherogenesis?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 979-985, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030911 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kurt J. Sales, Stuart A. Milne, Alistair R. W. Williams, Richard A. Anderson, and Henry N. Jabbour
Expression, Localization, and Signaling of Prostaglandin F2{alpha} Receptor in Human Endometrial Adenocarcinoma: Regulation of Proliferation by Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 986-993, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031434 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Baris, Frédérique Savagner, Valéry Nasser, Béatrice Loriod, Samuel Granjeaud, Serge Guyetant, Brigitte Franc, Patrice Rodien, Vincent Rohmer, François Bertucci, Daniel Birnbaum, Yves Malthièry, Pascal Reynier, and Rémi Houlgatte
Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Coordinated Up-Regulation of Oxidative Metabolism Genes in Thyroid Oncocytic Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 994-1005, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031238 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicoletta Fortunati, Maria G. Catalano, Katia Arena, Enrico Brignardello, Alessandro Piovesan, and Giuseppe Boccuzzi
RAPID COMMUNICATION: Valproic Acid Induces the Expression of the Na+/I- Symporter and Iodine Uptake in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1006-1009, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031407 [PDF]  

Gemma Madsen, Tamas Zakar, Chun Ying Ku, Barbara M. Sanborn, Roger Smith, and Sam Mesiano
RAPID COMMUNICATION: Prostaglandins Differentially Modulate Progesterone Receptor-A and -B Expression in Human Myometrial Cells: Evidence for Prostaglandin-Induced Functional Progesterone Withdrawl
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1010-1013, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031037 [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Guy T’Sjoen, Robert Rubens, Petra De Sutter, and Louis Gooren
Authors’ Response: The Endocrine Care of Transsexual People
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1014-1015, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031740 [Full Text]  

Yona Greenman
The Endocrine Care of Transsexual People
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1014-a, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031620 [Full Text]  

Adrian Dobs and Eva Moore
Authors’ Response: The Endocrine Care of Transsexual People
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1015, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031840 [Full Text]  

Amanda M. Denney and Nelson B. Watts
The Effect of Octreotide on Parathyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1016, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031825 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 732 [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1017-1019 [Full Text]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1020-1022 [Full Text]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

William L. Isley, Mark E. Molitch, and Robert Alan Vigersky
Patient Information Page: Type 2 Diabetes and A1c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

William L. Isley, Mark E. Molitch, and Robert Alan Vigersky
Patient Information Page: La diabetes tipo 2 y la prueba A1c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

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