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

Special Features:

Alex F. Muller, John J. Kopchick, Allan Flyvbjerg, and Aart Jan van der Lely

CLINICAL REVIEW 166:Growth Hormone Receptor Antagonists
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1503-1511 [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. L. Becker, E. S. Nylén, J. C. White, B. Müller, and R. H. Snider, Jr.

CLINICAL REVIEW 167:Procalcitonin and the Calcitonin Gene Family of Peptides in Inflammation, Infection, and Sepsis: A Journey from Calcitonin Back to Its Precursors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1512-1525 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albert G. Burger

EDITORIAL:Environment and Thyroid Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1526-1528 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nhan Van Do, Lizbeth Mino, George R. Merriam, Homer LeMar, H. Samuel Case, Lawrence A. Palinkas, Kathleen Reedy, and H. Lester Reed

Elevation in Serum Thyroglobulin during Prolonged Antarctic Residence: Effect of Thyroxine Supplement in the Polar 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1529-1533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvana Laurent, Luc Mouthon, Elisabeth Longchampt, Marie Roudaire, Sylvia Franc, Alain Krivitzky, and Régis Cohen

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Medical Cure of Plasma Cell Granuloma of the Thyroid Associated with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report and Review
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1534-1537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadja Fratzl-Zelman, Angelika Valenta, Paul Roschger, Alexander Nader, Bruce D. Gelb, Peter Fratzl, and Klaus Klaushofer

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Decreased Bone Turnover and Deterioration of Bone Structure in Two Cases of Pycnodysostosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1538-1547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Elaine Cochran, Janice Ryan Young, Nancy Sebring, Alex DePaoli, Elif Arioglu Oral, and Phillip Gorden

Efficacy of Recombinant Methionyl Human Leptin Therapy for the Extreme Insulin Resistance of the Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1548-1554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John F. Randolph, Jr., MaryFran Sowers, Irina V. Bondarenko, Siobán D. Harlow, Judith L. Luborsky, and Roderick J. Little

Change in Estradiol and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone across the Early Menopausal Transition: Effects of Ethnicity and Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1555-1561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masakane Hayakawa, Yukio Shimazaki, Toshio Tsushima, Yuzuru Kato, Kazue Takano, Kazuo Chihara, Akira Shimatsu, and Minoru Irie

Metabolic Effects of 20-Kilodalton Human Growth Hormone (20K-hGH) for Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Results of an Exploratory Uncontrolled Multicenter Clinical Trial of 20K-hGH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1562-1571 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. N. Sambrook, J. S. Chen, L. M. March, I. D. Cameron, R. G. Cumming, S. R. Lord, J. Zochling, Y. Y. Sitoh, T. C. Lau, J. Schwarz, and M. J. Seibel

Serum Parathyroid Hormone Predicts Time to Fall Independent of Vitamin D Status in a Frail Elderly Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1572-1576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo J. Hofland, Joost van der Hoek, Peter M. van Koetsveld, Wouter W. de Herder, Marlijn Waaijers, Diana Sprij-Mooij, Christian Bruns, Gisbert Weckbecker, Richard Feelders, Aart-Jan van der Lely, Albert Beckers, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

The Novel Somatostatin Analog SOM230 Is a Potent Inhibitor of Hormone Release by Growth Hormone- and Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1577-1585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert D. Murray, Judith E. Adams, and Stephen M. Shalet

Adults with Partial Growth Hormone Deficiency Have an Adverse Body Composition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1586-1591 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lourdes Ibáñez and Francis de Zegher

Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone, Flutamide-Metformin, or Both for Adolescents and Women with Hyperinsulinemic Hyperandrogenism: Opposite Effects on Adipocytokines and Body Adiposity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1592-1597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Falorni, Stefano Laureti, Annamaria De Bellis, Renato Zanchetta, Claudio Tiberti, Giorgio Arnaldi, Vittorio Bini, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, Antonio Bizzarro, Francesco Dotta, Franco Mantero, Antonio Bellastella, Corrado Betterle, and Fausto Santeusanio

Italian Addison Network Study: Update of Diagnostic Criteria for the Etiological Classification of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1598-1604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, David B. Herzog, Kavitha Ramaswamy, Avichal Aggarwal, Cecilia Almazan, Gregory Neubauer, Jeffrey Breu, and Anne Klibanski

Growth Hormone and Ghrelin Responses to an Oral Glucose Load in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa and Controls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1605-1612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Ayuk, R. N. Clayton, G. Holder, M. C. Sheppard, P. M. Stewart, and A. S. Bates

Growth Hormone and Pituitary Radiotherapy, But Not Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Concentrations, Predict Excess Mortality in Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1613-1617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lori D. Kirwan, Neil J. MacLusky, Heather M. Shapiro, Beth L. Abramson, Scott G. Thomas, and Jack M. Goodman

Acute and Chronic Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on the Cardiovascular System in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1618-1629 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracey McLaughlin, Fahim Abbasi, Cindy Lamendola, R. Scott Frayo, and David E. Cummings

Plasma Ghrelin Concentrations Are Decreased in Insulin-Resistant Obese Adults Relative to Equally Obese Insulin-Sensitive Controls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1630-1635 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filip Sköldberg, Fredrik Rorsman, Jaakko Perheentupa, Mona Landin-Olsson, Eystein S. Husebye, Jan Gustafsson, and Olle Kämpe

Analysis of Antibody Reactivity against Cysteine Sulfinic Acid Decarboxylase, A Pyridoxal Phosphate-Dependent Enzyme, in Endocrine Autoimmune Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1636-1640 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian S. Fuehrlein, Michael S. Rutenberg, Jared N. Silver, Matthew W. Warren, Douglas W. Theriaque, Glen E. Duncan, Peter W. Stacpoole, and Mark L. Brantly

Differential Metabolic Effects of Saturated Versus Polyunsaturated Fats in Ketogenic Diets
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1641-1645 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allan G. Need, Peter D. O’Loughlin, Howard A. Morris, Michael Horowitz, and B. E. Christopher Nordin

The Effects of Age and Other Variables on Serum Parathyroid Hormone in Postmenopausal Women Attending an Osteoporosis Center
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1646-1649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luisa de Sanctis, Sergio Vai, Maria Rita Andreo, Damiano Romagnolo, Leandra Silvestro, and Carlo de Sanctis

Brachydactyly in 14 Genetically Characterized Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ia Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1650-1655 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Medlej, J. Wasson, P. Baz, S. Azar, I. Salti, J. Loiselet, A. Permutt, and G. Halaby

Diabetes Mellitus and Optic Atrophy: A Study of Wolfram Syndrome in the Lebanese Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1656-1661 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simonetta Bellone, Nadia Castellino, Fabio Broglio, Anna Rapa, Daniela Vivenza, Giorgio Radetti, Jaele Bellone, Cristina Gottero, Ezio Ghigo, and Gianni Bona

Ghrelin Secretion in Childhood Is Refractory to the Inhibitory Effect of Feeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1662-1665 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. S. Bal, Ajay Kumar, and G. S. Pant

Radioiodine Dose for Remnant Ablation in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial in 509 Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1666-1673 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosario Pivonello, Carmela Matrone, Mariagiovanna Filippella, Luigi M. Cavallo, Carolina Di Somma, Paolo Cappabianca, Annamaria Colao, Lucio Annunziato, and Gaetano Lombardi

Dopamine Receptor Expression and Function in Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors: Comparison with the Effectiveness of Cabergoline Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1674-1683 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myriam Rosilio, Werner F. Blum, David J. Edwards, Elena P. Shavrikova, Domenico Valle, Steven W. J. Lamberts, Eva Marie Erfurth, Susan M. Webb, Richard J. Ross, Kazuo Chihara, Gerhard Henrich, Peter Herschbach, and Andrea F. Attanasio

Long-Term Improvement of Quality of Life During Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy in Adults with GH Deficiency, as Measured by Questions on Life Satisfaction-Hypopituitarism (QLS-H)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1684-1693 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. H. Kann, B. Wirkus, T. Behr, K.-J. Klose, and S. Meyer

Endosonographic Imaging of Benign and Malignant Pheochromocytomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1694-1697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qingju Wang, Patrick H. F. Nicholson, Miia Suuriniemi, Arja Lyytikäinen, Erkki Helkala, Markku Alen, Harri Suominen, and Sulin Cheng

Relationship of Sex Hormones to Bone Geometric Properties and Mineral Density in Early Pubertal Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1698-1703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annamaria Colao, Giovanni Vitale, Paolo Cappabianca, Francesco Briganti, Antonio Ciccarelli, Michele De Rosa, Stefano Zarrilli, and Gaetano Lombardi

Outcome of Cabergoline Treatment in Men with Prolactinoma: Effects of a 24-Month Treatment on Prolactin Levels, Tumor Mass, Recovery of Pituitary Function, and Semen Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1704-1711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Hamish Courtney, Andrew S. McAllister, Patrick M. Bell, David R. McCance, Hilary Leslie, Brian Sheridan, and A. Brew Atkinson

Low- and Standard-Dose Corticotropin and Insulin Hypoglycemia Testing in the Assessment of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Function after Pituitary Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1712-1717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Anthony P. Goldstone, E. Louise Thomas, Audrey E. Brynes, Gabriela Castroman, Ray Edwards, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Gary Frost, Anthony J. Holland, Ashley B. Grossman, Márta Korbonits, Stephen R. Bloom, and Jimmy D. Bell

Elevated Fasting Plasma Ghrelin in Prader-Willi Syndrome Adults Is Not Solely Explained by Their Reduced Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1718-1726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Doucet, Marjorie Pomerleau, and Mary-Ellen Harper

Fasting and Postprandial Total Ghrelin Remain Unchanged after Short-Term Energy Restriction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1727-1732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. E. Duncan, L. A. Perkins, D. W. Theriaque, R. E. Neiberger, and P. W. Stacpoole

Dichloroacetate Therapy Attenuates the Blood Lactate Response to Submaximal Exercise in Patients with Defects in Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1733-1738 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tongjian You, Dora M. Berman, Alice S. Ryan, and Barbara J. Nicklas

Effects of Hypocaloric Diet and Exercise Training on Inflammation and Adipocyte Lipolysis in Obese Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1739-1746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Branca M. Cavaco, Laura Guerra, Karin J. Bradley, Davide Carvalho, Brian Harding, Amélia Oliveira, Maria-Amparo Santos, Luís G. Sobrinho, Rajesh V. Thakker, and Valeriano Leite

Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor Syndrome in Roma Families from Portugal Is Due to a Founder Mutation of the HRPT2 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1747-1752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Fabris, G. Mingrone, G. Milan, M. Manco, M. Granzotto, A. Dalla Pozza, A. Scarda, R. Serra, A. V. Greco, G. Federspil, and R. Vettor

Further Lowering of Muscle Lipid Oxidative Capacity in Obese Subjects after Biliopancreatic Diversion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1753-1759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew J. Cunningham, Muhammad Shahab, Kevin L. Grove, Jarrad M. Scarlett, Tony M. Plant, Judy L. Cameron, M. Susan Smith, Donald K. Clifton, and Robert A. Steiner

Galanin-Like Peptide as a Possible Link between Metabolism and Reproduction in the Macaque
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1760-1766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rafaela V. Correa, Sorahia Domenice, Nathan C. Bingham, Ana Elisa C. Billerbeck, William E. Rainey, Keith L. Parker, and Berenice B. Mendonca

A Microdeletion in the Ligand Binding Domain of Human Steroidogenic Factor 1 Causes XY Sex Reversal without Adrenal Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1767-1772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris J. Hukshorn, Jan H. N. Lindeman, Karin H. Toet, Wim H. M. Saris, Paul H. C. Eilers, Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga, and Teake Kooistra

Leptin and the Proinflammatory State Associated with Human Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1773-1778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. M. Harris, D. M. Wood, L. Bottomley, S. Blagg, K. Owen, P. J. Hughes, R. H. Waring, and C. J. Kirk

Phytoestrogens Are Potent Inhibitors of Estrogen Sulfation: Implications for Breast Cancer Risk and Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1779-1787 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregorio D. Chazenbalk, Francesco Latrofa, Sandra M. McLachlan, and Basil Rapoport

Thyroid Stimulation Does Not Require Antibodies with Identical Epitopes But Does Involve Recognition of a Critical Conformation at the N Terminus of the Thyrotropin Receptor A-Subunit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1788-1793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liat de Vries, Arieh Kauschansky, Mordechai Shohat, and Moshe Phillip

Familial Central Precocious Puberty Suggests Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1794-1800 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. R. Christ, M. H. Cummings, N. Jackson, M. Stolinski, P. J. Lumb, A. S. Wierzbicki, P. H. Sönksen, D. L. Russell-Jones, and A. M. Umpleby

Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy on Low-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein B100 Kinetics in Adult Patients with GH Deficiency: A Stable Isotope Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1801-1807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sundeep Khosla, B. Lawrence Riggs, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Ann L. Oberg, Carmelo Mavilia, Francesca Del Monte, L. Joseph Melton, III, and Maria Luisa Brandi

Relationship of Estrogen Receptor Genotypes to Bone Mineral Density and to Rates of Bone Loss in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1808-1816 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith L. Ross, Gerry A. Stefanatos, Harvey Kushner, Carolyn Bondy, Lawrence Nelson, Andrew Zinn, and David Roeltgen

The Effect of Genetic Differences and Ovarian Failure: Intact Cognitive Function in Adult Women with Premature Ovarian Failure Versus Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1817-1822 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann R. Finch, Lisa Green, James N. Hislop, Eamonn Kelly, and Craig A. McArdle

Signaling and Antiproliferative Effects of Type I and II Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors in Breast Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1823-1832 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuya Tagami, Noriko Satoh, Takeshi Usui, Kazunori Yamada, Akira Shimatsu, and Hideshi Kuzuya

Adiponectin in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1833-1837 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vera Popovic, Marina Djurovic, Aleksandar Cetkovic, Danilo Vojvodic, Sandra Pekic, Svetlana Spremovic, Milan Petakov, Svetozar Damjanovic, Natasa Milic, Carlo Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

Inhibin B: A Potential Marker of Gonadal Activity in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa during Weight Recovery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1838-1843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. K. Heilbronn, J. Rood, L. Janderova, J. B. Albu, D. E. Kelley, E. Ravussin, and S. R. Smith

Relationship between Serum Resistin Concentrations and Insulin Resistance in Nonobese, Obese, and Obese Diabetic Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1844-1848 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias Leblanc, Marie-Claire Bélanger, Pierre Julien, André Tchernof, Claude Labrie, Alain Bélanger, and Fernand Labrie

Plasma Lipoprotein Profile in the Male Cynomolgus Monkey under Normal, Hypogonadal, and Combined Androgen Blockade Conditions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1849-1857 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristina Palacios, Karin Wigertz, Berdine R. Martin, Lisa Jackman, J. Howard Pratt, Munro Peacock, George McCabe, and Connie M. Weaver

Sodium Retention in Black and White Female Adolescents in Response to Salt Intake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1858-1863 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Najiba Lahlou, Ilene Fennoy, Jean-Claude Carel, and Marc Roger

Inhibin B and Anti-Müllerian Hormone, But Not Testosterone Levels, Are Normal in Infants with Nonmosaic Klinefelter Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1864-1868 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steen B. Pedersen, Kurt Kristensen, Pernille A. Hermann, John A. Katzenellenbogen, and Bjørn Richelsen

Estrogen Controls Lipolysis by Up-Regulating 2A-Adrenergic Receptors Directly in Human Adipose Tissue through the Estrogen Receptor . Implications for the Female Fat Distribution
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1869-1878 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katarina Wolk, Susanna C. Larsson, Bengt Vessby, Alicja Wolk, and Kerstin Brismar

Metabolic, Anthropometric, and Nutritional Factors as Predictors of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1879-1884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Möhlig, Heiner Boeing, Joachim Spranger, Martin Osterhoff, Anja Kroke, Eva Fisher, Manuela M. Bergmann, Michael Ristow, Kurt Hoffmann, and Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer

COMMENT:Body Mass Index and C-174G Interleukin-6 Promoter Polymorphism Interact in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1885-1890 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamad Maghnie, Monica Altobelli, Natascia di Iorgi, Eugenio Genovese, Giulia Meloni, Maria Luisa Manca-Bitti, Amnon Cohen, and Sergio Bernasconi

COMMENT:Idiopathic Central Diabetes Insipidus Is Associated with Abnormal Blood Supply to the Posterior Pituitary Gland Caused by Vascular Impairment of the Inferior Hypophyseal Artery System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1891-1896 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiro Takahashi, Kazuhito Totsune, Osamu Murakami, Masayuki Saruta, Masao Nakabayashi, Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, and Shigeki Shibahara

Expression of Urocortin III/Stresscopin in Human Heart and Kidney
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1897-1903 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhi Rong Qian, Toshiaki Sano, Sylvia L. Asa, Shozo Yamada, Hidehisa Horiguchi, Takashi Tashiro, Chiun Chei Li, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kalman Kovacs, and Shereen Ezzat

Cytoplasmic Expression of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor-4 in Human Pituitary Adenomas: Relation to Tumor Type, Size, Proliferation, and Invasiveness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1904-1911 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andon Hestiantoro and Dick F. Swaab

Changes in Estrogen Receptor- and -ß in the Infundibular Nucleus of the Human Hypothalamus Are Related to the Occurrence of Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1912-1925 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Marc Luetjens, Eugene Y. Xu, Renee A. Rejo Pera, Axel Kamischke, Eberhard Nieschlag, and Jörg Gromoll

Association of Meiotic Arrest with Lack of BOULE Protein Expression in Infertile Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1926-1933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander O. Vortmeyer, Steve Huang, Irina Lubensky, and Zhengping Zhuang

Non-Islet Origin of Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1934-1938 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Tomoshige Kino, Emmanuil Souvatzoglou, Alessandra Vottero, Nisan Bhattacharyya, and George P. Chrousos

Natural Glucocorticoid Receptor Mutants Causing Generalized Glucocorticoid Resistance: Molecular Genotype, Genetic Transmission, and Clinical Phenotype
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1939-1949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison J. Butt, Janet L. Martin, Kristie A. Dickson, Fiona McDougall, Sue M. Firth, and Robert C. Baxter

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Expression Is Associated with Growth Stimulation of T47D Human Breast Cancer Cells: The Role of Altered Epidermal Growth Factor Signaling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1950-1956 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanouil Karteris, Jing Chen, and Harpal S. Randeva

Expression of Human Prepro-Orexin and Signaling Characteristics of Orexin Receptors in the Male Reproductive System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1957-1962 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justin T. Wahlstrom, Michael J. Fowler, Wendell E. Nicholson, and William J. Kovacs

A Novel Mutation in the Preprovasopressin Gene Identified in a Kindred with Autosomal Dominant Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1963-1968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laetitia Pavan, Vassilis Tsatsaris, Axelle Hermouet, Patrice Therond, Daniele Evain-Brion, and Thierry Fournier

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins Inhibit Trophoblastic Cell Invasion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1969-1972 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lorenzo A. Calò, Francesca Zaghetto, Elisa Pagnin, Paul A. Davis, Paola de Mozzi, Paola Sartorato, Giuseppe Martire, Cristina Fiore, and Decio Armanini

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Effect of Aldosterone and Glycyrrhetinic Acid on the Protein Expression of PAI-1 and p22^phox in Human Mononuclear Leukocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1973-1976 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

J. V. Silha and L. J. Murphy

Serum Resistin (FIZZ3) Protein Is Increased in Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1977 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikako Degawa-Yamauchi, Jason E. Bovenkerk, Beth Elisa Juliar, William Watson, Kimberly Kerr, RoseMarie Jones, and Robert V. Considine

Authors’ Response: Serum Resistin (FIZZ3) Protein Is Increased in Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1977-a-1978 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Tenenbaum, Enrique Z. Fisman, and Michael Motro

Bezafibrate and Simvastatin: Different Beneficial Effects for Different Therapeutic Aims
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1978 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovambattista Desideri and Claudio Ferri

Authors’ Response: Bezafibrate and Simvastatin: Different Beneficial Effects for Different Therapeutic Aims
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1978-a-1979 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

The Council of the International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological Societies (IFCES)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1585 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relaxin 2004, Fourth International Conference on Relaxin and Related Peptides, September 5–10, 2004, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1703 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1933 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia Montanelli, Anne Delbaere, Costantino Di Carlo, Carmine Nappi, Guillaume Smits, Gilbert Vassart, and Sabine Costagliola

Announcements:Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1976 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1980-1982 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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: 1983-1985 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Daniel Bessesen, James Hill, and Holly Wyatt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Hormones and Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Bessesen, James Hill, and Holly Wyatt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Las hormonas y la obesidad
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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