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

Obesity: Special Features:

Cristina Lara-Castro and W. Timothy Garvey

Diet, Insulin Resistance, and Obesity: Zoning in on Data for Atkins Dieters Living in South Beach
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4197-4205, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0683 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Abhimanyu Garg

Regional Adiposity and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4206-4210, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0631 [Full Text]  

Jennifer Miller, Arlan Rosenbloom, and Janet Silverstein

Childhood Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4211-4218, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0284 [Full Text]  

Special Features:

John W. Funder

Editorial: Aldosterone-Renin Ratios in the Context of Primary Care
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4219-4220, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1397 [Full Text]  

Oliviero Olivieri, Alberto Ciacciarelli, Denise Signorelli, Francesca Pizzolo, Patrizia Guarini, Chiara Pavan, Angela Corgnati, Salvatore Falcone, Roberto Corrocher, Alessio Micchi, Chiara Cressoni, and Gianstefano Blengio

Aldosterone to Renin Ratio in a Primary Care Setting: The Bussolengo Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4221-4226, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032179 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Scott Rivkees

Editorial: Radioactive Iodine Use in Childhood Graves’ Disease: Time to Wake Up and Smell the I-131
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4227-4228, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1399 [Full Text]  

Charles H. Read, Jr., Michael J. Tansey, and Yusuf Menda

A 36-Year Retrospective Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Radioactive Iodine in Treating Young Graves’ Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4229-4233, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031223 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jose C. Florez

Editorial: Phenotypic Consequences of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Pro12Ala Polymorphism: The Weight of the Evidence in Genetic Association Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4234-4237, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1402 [Full Text]  

Theodora Temelkova-Kurktschiev, Markolf Hanefeld, Giulia Chinetti, Christophe Zawadzki, Stephan Haulon, Agata Kubaszek, Carsta Koehler, Wolfgang Leonhardt, Bart Staels, and Markku Laakso

Ala¹²Ala Genotype of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor 2 Protects against Atherosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4238-4242, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032120 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mishaela R. Rubin and Shonni J. Silverberg

Editorial: Vascular Calcification and Osteoporosis—The Nature of the Nexus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4243-4245, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1324 [Full Text]  

Eloy Schulz, Kiumars Arfai, Xiaodong Liu, James Sayre, and Vicente Gilsanz

Aortic Calcification and the Risk of Osteoporosis and Fractures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4246-4253, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030964 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rexford Ahima and Suzette Y. Osei

Editorial: Leptin and Appetite Control in Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4254-4257, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1232 [Full Text]  

Jennifer R. McDuffie, Patti A. Riggs, Karim A. Calis, Renee J. Freedman, Elif A. Oral, Alex M. DePaoli, and Jack A. Yanovski

Effects of Exogenous Leptin on Satiety and Satiation in Patients with Lipodystrophy and Leptin Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4258-4263, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031868 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James A. Fagin

Editorial: Challenging Dogma in Thyroid Cancer Molecular Genetics—Role of RET/PTC and BRAF in Tumor Initiation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4264-4266, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1426 [Full Text]  

Jorge Lima, Vítor Trovisco, Paula Soares, Valdemar Máximo, João Magalhães, Giuliana Salvatore, Massimo Santoro, Tatyana Bogdanova, Mykola Tronko, Alexander Abrosimov, Steve Jeremiah, Gerry Thomas, Dillwyn Williams, and Manuel Sobrinho-Simões

BRAF Mutations Are Not a Major Event in Post-Chernobyl Childhood Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4267-4271, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032224 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kristian Unger, Horst Zitzelsberger, Giuliana Salvatore, Massimo Santoro, Tatjana Bogdanova, Herbert Braselmann, Peter Kastner, Lyudmilla Zurnadzhy, Nikolay Tronko, Peter Hutzler, and Gerry Thomas

Heterogeneity in the Distribution of RET/PTC Rearrangements within Individual Post-Chernobyl Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4272-4279, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031870 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Atsushi Kumagai, Hiroyuki Namba, Vladimir A. Saenko, Kiyoto Ashizawa, Akira Ohtsuru, Masahiro Ito, Naofumi Ishikawa, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito, Stephen Jeremiah, Geraldine A. Thomas, Tatyana I. Bogdanova, Mykola D. Tronko, Takeshi Nagayasu, Yoshisada Shibata, and Shunichi Yamashita

COMMENT: Low Frequency of BRAF^T1796A Mutations in Childhood Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4280-4284, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0172 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laurent Meeus, Brigitte Gilbert, Catherine Rydlewski, Jasmine Parma, Anne Lienhardt Roussie, Marc Abramowicz, Catheline Vilain, Daniel Christophe, Sabine Costagliola, and Gilbert Vassart

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Characterization of a Novel Loss of Function Mutation of PAX8 in a Familial Case of Congenital Hypothyroidism with In-Place, Normal-Sized Thyroid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4285-4291, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0166 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

C. Krausz, E. Guarducci, L. Becherini, S. degl’Innocenti, L. Gerace, G. Balercia, and G. Forti

The Clinical Significance of the POLG Gene Polymorphism in Male Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4292-4297, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0008 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brian A. Irving, James T. Patrie, Stacey M. Anderson, Deidre D. Watson-Winfield, Kirsten I. Frick, William S. Evans, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Arthur Weltman

The Effects of Time following Acute Growth Hormone Administration on Metabolic and Power Output Measures during Acute Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4298-4305, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0067 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fabian Yap, Wolfgang Högler, Julie Briody, Bin Moore, Robert Howman-Giles, and Christopher T. Cowell

The Skeletal Phenotype of Men with Previous Constitutional Delay of Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4306-4311, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0046 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshinori Miyazaki, Archana Mahankali, Estela Wajcberg, Mandeep Bajaj, Lawrence J. Mandarino, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Effect of Pioglitazone on Circulating Adipocytokine Levels and Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4312-4319, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0190 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. J. M. Zirkzee, E. P. M. Corssmit, N. R. Biermasz, P. A. Brouwer, F. T. Wiggers-De Bruine, L. J. M. Kroft, M. A. Van Buchem, F. Roelfsema, A. M. Pereira, J. W. A. Smit, and J. A. Romijn

Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Not Required in the Postoperative Follow-Up of Acromegalic Patients with Long-Term Biochemical Cure after Transsphenoidal Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4320-4324, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032141 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jorge L. Gonzalez-Calvin, Francisco Gallego-Rojo, Ramon Fernandez-Perez, Francisco Casado-Caballero, Elena Ruiz-Escolano, and Enrique G. Olivares

Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Serum Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor p55 in Viral Cirrhosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4325-4330, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0077 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Carme Valls, Maria Victoria Marcos, Ken Ong, David B. Dunger, and Francis de Zegher

Insulin Sensitization for Girls with Precocious Pubarche and with Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Effects of Prepubertal Initiation and Postpubertal Discontinuation of Metformin Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4331-4337, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0463 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vinicius N. Brito, Ana C. Latronico, Ivo J. P. Arnhold, and Berenice B. Mendonca

A Single Luteinizing Hormone Determination 2 Hours after Depot Leuprolide Is Useful for Therapy Monitoring of Gonadotropin-Dependent Precocious Puberty in Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4338-4342, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031537 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Judith M. Adams, Ann E. Taylor, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Janet E. Hall

Polycystic Ovarian Morphology with Regular Ovulatory Cycles: Insights into the Pathophysiology of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4343-4350, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031600 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas Paddon-Jones, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Randall J. Urban, Arthur P. Sanford, Asle Aarsland, Robert R. Wolfe, and Arny A. Ferrando

Essential Amino Acid and Carbohydrate Supplementation Ameliorates Muscle Protein Loss in Humans during 28 Days Bedrest
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4351-4358, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032159 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Merlin C. Thomas, Richard J. MacIsaac, Con Tsalamandris, Lynda Molyneaux, Inna Goubina, Greg Fulcher, Dennis Yue, and George Jerums

Anemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4359-4363, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0678 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anette Rickenlund, Kjell Carlström, Björn Ekblom, Torkel B. Brismar, Bo von Schoultz, and Angelica Lindén Hirschberg

Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Body Composition and Physical Performance in Female Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4364-4370, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031334 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aneliya Parvanova, Ilian Iliev, Marco Filipponi, Borislav D. Dimitrov, Monica Vedovato, Antonio Tiengo, Roberto Trevisan, Giuseppe Remuzzi, and Piero Ruggenenti

Insulin Resistance and Proliferative Retinopathy: A Cross-Sectional, Case-Control Study in 115 Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4371-4376, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032076 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Michel Leglise, Apostolos G. Vagenakis, and Kostas B. Markou

Growth and Skeletal Maturation in Male and Female Artistic Gymnasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4377-4382, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031864 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kostas B. Markou, Panagiotis Mylonas, Anastasia Theodoropoulou, Apostolos Kontogiannis, Michel Leglise, Apostolos G. Vagenakis, and Neoklis A. Georgopoulos

The Influence of Intensive Physical Exercise on Bone Acquisition in Adolescent Elite Female and Male Artistic Gymnasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4383-4387, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031865 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Herwig Frisch, Franz Waldhauser, Thomas Waldhör, Andrea Müllner-Eidenböck, Pritam Neupane, and Katharina Schweitzer

Increase in 6-Hydroxymelatonin Excretion in Humans during Ascent to High Altitudes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4388-4390, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032214 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. A. M. J. L. Janssen, M. F. Wildhagen, K. Ito, B. G. Blijenberg, R. H. N. van Schaik, M. J. Roobol, H. A. P. Pols, S. W. J. Lamberts, and F. H. Schröder

Circulating Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I , Total IGF-I, and IGF Binding Protein-3 Levels Do Not Predict the Future Risk to Develop Prostate Cancer: Results of a Case-Control Study Involving 201 Patients within a Population-Based Screening with a 4-Year Interval
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4391-4396, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0232 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gunilla Malm, Trine B. Haugen, Trine Henrichsen, Cathrine Bjørsvik, Tom Grotmol, Thomas Sæther, Johan Malm, Yngve Figenschau, Lars Hagmar, Lars Rylander, Richard J. Levine, and Aleksander Giwercman

Reproductive Function during Summer and Winter in Norwegian Men Living North and South of the Arctic Circle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4397-4402, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0427 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerhard Binder, Alexandra Renz, Alicia Martinez, Ana Keselman, Volker Hesse, Stefan W. Riedl, Gabriele Häusler, Susanne Fricke-Otto, Herwig Frisch, Juan Jorge Heinrich, and Michael B. Ranke

SHOX Haploinsufficiency and Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis: Prevalence and Growth Failure in Relation to Mutation, Sex, and Degree of Wrist Deformity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4403-4408, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0591 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. N. Vgontzas, E. Zoumakis, H.-M. Lin, E. O. Bixler, G. Trakada, and G. P. Chrousos

Marked Decrease in Sleepiness in Patients with Sleep Apnea by Etanercept, a Tumor Necrosis Factor- Antagonist
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4409-4413, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031929 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katja Kannisto, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Ewa Ehrenborg, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio, Anders Hamsten, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen

Overexpression of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-1 in Adipose Tissue Is Associated with Acquired Obesity and Features of Insulin Resistance: Studies in Young Adult Monozygotic Twins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4414-4421, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0153 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carrie M. Brownstein, Ann C. Mertens, Pauline A. Mitby, Marilyn Stovall, Jing Qin, Glenn Heller, Leslie L. Robison, and Charles A. Sklar

Factors That Affect Final Height and Change in Height Standard Deviation Scores in Survivors of Childhood Cancer Treated with Growth Hormone: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4422-4427, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0160 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paul V. Plourde, Edward O. Reiter, Hann-Chang Jou, Paul E. Desrochers, Stephen D. Rubin, Barry B. Bercu, Frank B. Diamond, Jr., and Philippe F. Backeljauw

Safety and Efficacy of Anastrozole for the Treatment of Pubertal Gynecomastia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4428-4433, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0082 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. K. Miller, S. Grinspoon, S. Gleysteen, K. A. Grieco, J. Ciampa, J. Breu, D. B. Herzog, and A. Klibanski

Preservation of Neuroendocrine Control of Reproductive Function Despite Severe Undernutrition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4434-4438, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0720 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. J. Bonnema, F. N. Bennedbæk, A. Veje, J. Marving, and L. Hegedüs

Propylthiouracil before ¹³¹I Therapy of Hyperthyroid Diseases: Effect on Cure Rate Evaluated by a Randomized Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4439-4444, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0247 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Petra Kok, Ferdinand Roelfsema, Marijke Frölich, A. Edo Meinders, and Hanno Pijl

Prolactin Release Is Enhanced in Proportion to Excess Visceral Fat in Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4445-4449, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032184 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sheela N. Magge, Show-Ling Shyng, Courtney MacMullen, Linda Steinkrauss, Arupa Ganguly, Lorraine E. L. Katz, and Charles A. Stanley

Familial Leucine-Sensitive Hypoglycemia of Infancy Due to a Dominant Mutation of the ß-Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4450-4456, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0441 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kimberly A. Brownley, Kathleen C. Light, Karen M. Grewen, Edith E. Bragdon, Alan L. Hinderliter, and Sheila G. West

Postprandial Ghrelin Is Elevated in Black Compared with White Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4457-4463, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0607 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen Tong, Luk Rombauts, Annegien Mulder, Budi Marjono, Joseph L. Onwude, and Euan M. Wallace

Increased Day 15–17 Serum Pro-C Inhibin Levels Specific to Successful Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4464-4468, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0025 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

McDonald K. Horne, III, Kulvinder K. Singh, Kathryn G. Rosenfeld, Robert Wesley, Monica C. Skarulis, Paula K. Merryman, Ann Cullinane, Rene Costello, Amy Patterson, Thomas Eggerman, Donna M. Bernstein, Frank Pucino, and Gyorgy Csako

Is Thyroid Hormone Suppression Therapy Prothrombotic?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4469-4473, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0536 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis and Ali Iranmanesh

Pulsatile Intravenous Infusion of Recombinant Human Luteinizing Hormone under Acute Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Blockade Reconstitutes Testosterone Secretion in Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4474-4479, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0203 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Canto, D. Söderlund, E. Reyes, and J. P. Méndez

Mutations in the Desert hedgehog (DHH) Gene in Patients with 46,XY Complete Pure Gonadal Dysgenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4480-4483, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0863 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne Mayer, Corinne Ploix, Jacques Orgiazzi, Agnes Desbos, Annick Moreira, Hubert Vidal, Jean-Claude Monier, Jacques Bienvenu, and Nicole Fabien

COMMENT: Calcium-Sensing Receptor Autoantibodies Are Relevant Markers of Acquired Hypoparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4484-4488, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0021 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Gupta, K. Winer, M. J. Econs, S. J. Marx, and M. T. Collins

RAPID COMMUNICATION: FGF-23 Is Elevated by Chronic Hyperphosphatemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4489-4492, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0724 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Rosario Pivonello, Diego Ferone, Wouter W. de Herder, Ronald R. de Krijger, Marlijn Waaijers, Diana M. Mooij, Peter M. van Koetsveld, Antonina Barreca, Maria Laura Del Basso De Caro, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, Steven W. J. Lamberts, and Leo J. Hofland

Dopamine Receptor Expression and Function in Human Normal Adrenal Gland and Adrenal Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4493-4502, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031746 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Agnes Agoston, Lars Kunz, Annette Krieger, and Artur Mayerhofer

Two Types of Calcium Channels in Human Ovarian Endocrine Cells: Involvement in Steroidogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4503-4512, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032219 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Theresa M. Siler-Khodr, Fu-Qing Yu, Peng Wei, Shi-Xin Tao, and Yi-Xun Liu

Contraceptive Action of a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone II Analog in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4513-4520, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-032087 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jane H. Christensen, Charlotte Siggaard, Thomas J. Corydon, Gary L. Robertson, Niels Gregersen, Lars Bolund, and Søren Rittig

Differential Cellular Handling of Defective Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) Prohormones in Cells Expressing Mutations of the AVP Gene Associated with Autosomal Dominant and Recessive Familial Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4521-4531, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031813 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Maamra, J. J. Kopchick, C. J. Strasburger, and R. J. M. Ross

Pegvisomant, a Growth Hormone-Specific Antagonist, Undergoes Cellular Internalization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4532-4537, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031781 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael T. Rae, Deborah Niven, Hilary O. D. Critchley, Christopher R. Harlow, and Stephen G. Hillier

Antiinflammatory Steroid Action in Human Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4538-4544, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032225 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Laura Senovilla, Lucía Núñez, José M. de CAMPOS, Daniel A. de Luis, Enrique Romero, Ana Sánchez, Javier García-Sancho, and Carlos Villalobos

Multifunctional Cells in Human Pituitary Adenomas: Implications for Paradoxical Secretion and Tumorigenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4545-4552, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0072 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Waleed Aldhahi, Jen Armstrong, Clara Bouche, Richard D. Carr, Alan Moses, and Allison B. Goldfine

ß-Cell Insulin Secretory Response to Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Is Blunted in Humans in Vivo during Moderate Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4553-4557, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0266 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. Vignini, L. Nanetti, T. Bacchetti, G. Ferretti, G. Curatola, and L. Mazzanti

Modification Induced by Homocysteine and Low-Density Lipoprotein on Human Aortic Endothelial Cells: An In Vitro Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4558-4561, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0419 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiyuki Ban, Erlinda S. Concepcion, Ronald Villanueva, David A. Greenberg, Terry F. Davies, and Yaron Tomer

Analysis of Immune Regulatory Genes in Familial and Sporadic Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4562-4568, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031693 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. K. Welt, P. C. Smith, and A. E. Taylor

Evidence of Early Ovarian Aging in Fragile X Premutation Carriers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4569-4574, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0347 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory R. Steinberg, Angela C. Smith, Bryce J. W. van Denderen, Zhiping Chen, Sid Murthy, Duncan J. Campbell, G. J. F. Heigenhauser, David J. Dyck, and Bruce E. Kemp

AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Is Not Down-Regulated in Human Skeletal Muscle of Obese Females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4575-4580, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0308 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ali Iranmanesh, Cyril Y. Bowers, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Activation of Somatostatin-Receptor Subtype-2/-5 Suppresses the Mass, Frequency, and Irregularity of Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Peptide-2-Stimulated GH Secretion in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4581-4587, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0205 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Orio, Jr., Stefano Palomba, Teresa Cascella, Biagio De Simone, Sebastiano Di Biase, Tiziana Russo, Donato Labella, Fulvio Zullo, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Early Impairment of Endothelial Structure and Function in Young Normal-Weight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4588-4593, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031867 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tommaso Simoncini, Paolo Mannella, Letizia Fornari, Antonella Caruso, Gaetano Varone, Silvia Garibaldi, and Andrea R. Genazzani

Tibolone Activates Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Human Endothelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4594-4600, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032189 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ashraf F. Kamel, Svante Norgren, Karin Strigård, Anders Thörne, Hossein Fakhrai-Rad, Joakim Galli, and Claude Marcus

Age-Dependent Regulation of Lipogenesis in Human and Rat Adipocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4601-4606, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030994 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. L. Magnusson, I. J. Waterman, M. Wennergren, T. Jansson, and T. L. Powell

Triglyceride Hydrolase Activities and Expression of Fatty Acid Binding Proteins in the Human Placenta in Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4607-4614, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032234 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suzy Y. Honisett, Lily Stojanovska, Krishnankutty Sudhir, Bronwyn A. Kingwell, Tye Dawood, and Paul A. Komesaroff

Hormone Therapy Impairs Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with Rosiglitazone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4615-4619, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031414 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jolanta Malyszko, Jacek S. Malyszko, Szymon Brzosko, Slawomir Wolczynski, and Michal Mysliwiec

Adiponectin Is Related to CD146, a Novel Marker of Endothelial Cell Activation/Injury in Chronic Renal Failure and Peritoneally Dialyzed Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4620-4627, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0387 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Marie Freel, Loai A. Shakerdi, Elaine C. Friel, A. Michael Wallace, Eleanor Davies, Robert Fraser, and John M. C. Connell

Studies on the Origin of Circulating 18-Hydroxycortisol and 18-Oxocortisol in Normal Human Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4628-4633, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0379 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tero Saukkonen, Rakesh Amin, Rachel M. Williams, Charles Fox, Kevin C. Yuen, Martin A. White, A. Margot Umpleby, Carlo L. Acerini, and David B. Dunger

Dose-Dependent Effects of Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I/IGF Binding Protein-3 Complex on Overnight Growth Hormone Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4634-4641, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0243 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Boris Perras, Bernd Schultes, Birte Behn, Christoph Dodt, Jan Born, and Horst Lorenz Fehm

Intranasal Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Acts as Central Nervous Inhibitor of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Stress System in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4642-4648, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0089 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mandeep Bajaj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Sangeeta Kashyap, Kenneth Cusi, Lawrence Mandarino, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Sustained Reduction in Plasma Free Fatty Acid Concentration Improves Insulin Action without Altering Plasma Adipocytokine Levels in Subjects with Strong Family History of Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4649-4655, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0224 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kitt Falk Petersen, Thomas B. Price, and Raynald Bergeron

Regulation of Net Hepatic Glycogenolysis and Gluconeogenesis during Exercise: Impact of Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4656-4664, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0408 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philip A. Kern, Sufyan Said, William G. Jackson, Jr., and Joel E. Michalek

Insulin Sensitivity following Agent Orange Exposure in Vietnam Veterans with High Blood Levels of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4665-4672, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0250 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Florio, A. Imperatore, F. Sanseverino, M. Torricelli, F. M. Reis, P. J. Lowry, and F. Petraglia

The Measurement of Maternal Plasma Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) and CRF-Binding Protein Improves the Early Prediction of Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4673-4677, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0186 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John P. Kirwan, Ali Varastehpour, Ming Jing, Larraine Presley, Jianhua Shao, Jacob E. Friedman, and Patrick M. Catalano

Reversal of Insulin Resistance Postpartum Is Linked to Enhanced Skeletal Muscle Insulin Signaling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4678-4684, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0749 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mischa Muir, Gabriela Romalo, Lutz Wolf, Walter Elger, and Hans-Udo Schweikert

Estrone Sulfate Is a Major Source of Local Estrogen Formation in Human Bone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4685-4692, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0049 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Veronica Qvisth, Eva Hagström-Toft, Staffan Enoksson, Robert S. Sherwin, Stefan Sjöberg, and Jan Bolinder

Combined Hyperinsulinemia and Hyperglycemia, But Not Hyperinsulinemia Alone, Suppress Human Skeletal Muscle Lipolytic Activity in Vivo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4693-4700, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030656 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. M. Hershberger, M. R. McCammon, J. P. Garry, M. T. Mahar, and R. C. Hickner

Responses of Lipolysis and Salivary Cortisol to Food Intake and Physical Activity in Lean and Obese Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4701-4707, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031144 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maro R. I. Williams, Tye Dawood, Shanhong Ling, Aozhi Dai, Robert Lew, Kathy Myles, John W. Funder, Krishnankutty Sudhir, and Paul A. Komesaroff

Dehydroepiandrosterone Increases Endothelial Cell Proliferation in Vitro and Improves Endothelial Function in Vivo by Mechanisms Independent of Androgen and Estrogen Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4708-4715, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031560 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Carme Valls, Sergi Cabré, and Francis de Zegher

Flutamide-Metformin Plus Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone for Lipolysis and Antiatherogenesis in Young Women with Ovarian Hyperandrogenism: The Key Role of Early, Low-Dose Flutamide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4716-4720, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0047 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

José López-Miranda, Gracia Cruz, Purificación Gómez, Carmen MarÍn, Elier Paz, Pablo Pérez-MartÍnez, Francisco J. Fuentes, José M. Ordovas, and Francisco Pérez-Jiménez

The Influence of Lipoprotein Lipase Gene Variation on Postprandial Lipoprotein Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4721-4728, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031642 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christina Maier, Georg Schaller, Barbara Buranyi, Peter Nowotny, Georg Geyer, Michael Wolzt, and Anton Luger

The Cholinergic System Controls Ghrelin Release and Ghrelin-Induced Growth Hormone Release in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4729-4733, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0656 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Francesco Latrofa, Gregorio D. Chazenbalk, Pavel Pichurin, Chun-Rong Chen, Sandra M. McLachlan, and Basil Rapoport

Affinity-Enrichment of Thyrotropin Receptor Autoantibodies from Graves’ Patients and Normal Individuals Provides Insight into Their Properties and Possible Origin from Natural Antibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4734-4745, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032068 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dana Erickson, Daniel M. Keenan, Kristi Mielke, Kandace Bradford, Cyril Y. Bowers, John M. Miles, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Dual Secretagogue Drive of Burst-Like Growth Hormone Secretion in Postmenopausal Compared with Premenopausal Women Studied under an Experimental Estradiol Clamp
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4746-4754, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0424 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

G. Valsamakis, A. Anwar, J. W. Tomlinson, C. H. L. Shackleton, P. G. McTernan, R. Chetty, P. J. Wood, A. K. Banerjee, G. Holder, A. H. Barnett, P. M. Stewart, and S. Kumar

11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Activity in Lean and Obese Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4755-4761, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032240 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chih-Yuan Wang and Tien-Chun Chang

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Non-HDL Cholesterol Level Is Reliable to be an Early Predictor for Vascular Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4762-4767, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0820 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Simone Ferrero

N-Octanoylated Ghrelin Levels in Cord and Neonatal Blood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4768, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0349 [Full Text]  

Seiko Kitamura, Ichiro Yokota, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yumiko Kotani, Junko Matsuda, Etsuo Naito, Michinori Ito, Kenji Kangawa, and Yasuhiro Kuroda

Authors’ Response: N-Octanoylated Ghrelin Levels in Cord and Neonatal Blood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4768-a, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0940 [Full Text]  

L. J. Deftos

Should Serum Calcitonin Be Routinely Measured in Patients with Thyroid Nodules—Will the Law Answer before Endocrinologists Do?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4768-b-4769, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0314 [Full Text]  

Steven Hodak, Kenneth D. Burman, and Edward M. Burman

Authors’ Response: Should Serum Calcitonin Be Routinely Measured in Patients with Thyroid Nodules—Will the Law Answer before Endocrinologists Do?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4769-4770, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1095 [Full Text]  

Rossella Elisei, Aldo Pinchera, and Furio Pacini

Authors’ Response: Should Serum Calcitonin Be Routinely Measured in Patients with Thyroid Nodules—Will the Law Answer before Endocrinologists Do?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4770, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1177 [Full Text]  

Angelo Cagnacci, Marianna Cannoletta, Francesco Baldassari, and Annibale Volpe

Low Vitamin B12 and Bone Loss: A Role for Folate Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4770-a-4771, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0933 [Full Text]  

Katie Stone, Deborah Sellmeyer, Douglas C. Bauer, and Steven R. Cummings

Authors’ Response: Low Vitamin B12 and Bone Loss: A Role for Folate Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4771-4772, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1096 [Full Text]  

Barbara Depczynski and Stephen Lillioja

Two Cases of Thyroid Carcinoma That Were Not Stimulated by Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4772, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0928 [Full Text]  

A. A. Driedger

Author’s Response: Two Cases of Thyroid Carcinoma That Were Not Stimulated by Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4772-a, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1127 [Full Text]  

Wayne Chris Hawkes

Association of Glutathione Peroxidase Activity with Insulin Resistance and Dietary Fat Intake during Normal Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4772-b-4773, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0316 [Full Text]  

Xinhua Chen, Theresa O. Scholl, Maria J. Leskiw, Melissa R. Donaldson, and T. Peter Stein

Authors’ Response: Association of Glutathione Peroxidase Activity with Insulin Resistance and Dietary Fat Intake during Normal Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4773-4774, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1200 [Full Text]  

Announcements:

2005 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4253 [Full Text]  

14th ECO 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4291 [Full Text]  

JOURNÉES INTERNATIONALES D’ENDOCRINOLOGIECLINIQUE: Henri-Pierre Klotz Société Française d’Endocrinologie First announcement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4319 [Full Text]  

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J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4512 [Full Text]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4655 [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4775-4778 [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: 4779-4781 [Full Text]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Ricardo Azziz, Andrea Dunaif, and David Ehrmann

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

Ricardo Azziz, Andrea Dunaif, and David Ehrmann

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Síndrome de ovario policístico
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

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