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

Special Articles:

Maria I. New

From the Editor-In-Chief
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1767 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1767 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Ferin

CLINICAL REVIEW 105:Stress and the Reproductive Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1768-1774 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1768 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Miller and Anne Klibanski

CLINICAL REVIEW 106:Amenorrheic Bone Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1775-1783 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1775 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Rosenbaum and Rudolph L. Leibel

CLINICAL REVIEW 107:Role of Gonadal Steroids in the Sexual Dimorphisms in Body Composition and Circulating Concentrations of Leptin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1784-1789 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1784 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce S. McEwen

CLINICAL REVIEW 108:The Molecular and Neuroanatomical Basis for Estrogen Effects in the Central Nervous System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1790-1797 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1790 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nanette F. Santoro

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Where Are We Going?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1798-1799 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1798 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nananda F. Col, Mark H. Eckman, and John B. Wong

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Strategies for Individualizing Patient Decisions About Hormone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1799-1802 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1799 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane A. Cauley and Joseph Zmuda

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Hormonal Replacement—Effect on Bone Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1802-1803 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1802 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sybil L. Crawford and Catherine B. Johannes

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1803-1806 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1803 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques E. Rossouw

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Does Estrogen Have a Role in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1806-1810 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1806 [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Noel Bairey Merz

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:The Efficacy of Hormonal Therapy for Reducing Coronary Artery Disease in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1810-1812 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1810 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nobuyuki Amino, Hisato Tada, and Yoh Hidaka

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Screening for Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction in the General Population Is Beneficial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1813-1816 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1813 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lawrence M. Crapo

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:The Time Is Not Ripe To Screen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1816-1819 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1816 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alex Stagnaro-Green

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Postpartum Thyroiditis: The Case For Selective Screening
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1819-1821 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1819 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert L. Barbieri

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:An Overview
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1822-1823 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1822 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leon Speroff

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Modern Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives Are Very Safe
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1823-1825 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1823 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander M. Walker

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Gestodene, Desogestrel, and Venous Thromboembolism: A Little Risk after a Long Look
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1825-1828 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1825 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klim McPherson

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:The Risk Is Real
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1828-1829 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1828 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian W. Walsh

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:The Individualized Approach to Menopause Management
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1900-1904 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1900 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca B. Perkins, Janet E. Hall, and Kathryn A. Martin

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:Neuroendocrine Abnormalities in Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Spectrum, Stability, and Response to Neurotransmitter Modulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1905-1911 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1905 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie B. Seminara, Janet E. Hall, Ann E. Taylor, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Kathryn A. Martin

PROFILE OF AN ENDOCRINE CLINIC:The Reproductive Endocrine Associates of the Massachusetts General Hospital: Fifteen Years of Integrated Clinical Practice and Investigation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1912-1918 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1912 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Commentary:

Alan J. Lerner

Women and Alzheimer’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1830-1834 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1830 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer R. Kaseta, Debra F. Skafar, Jeffrey L. Ram, Scott J. Jacober, and James R. Sowers

Cardiovascular Disease in the Diabetic Woman
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1835-1838 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1835 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Connie M. Weaver, Munro Peacock, and C. Conrad Johnston, Jr.

Adolescent Nutrition in the Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1839-1843 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1839 [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg

What Causes Low Rates of Child-Bearing in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1844-1847 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1844 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Cynthia Stuenkel

Hormones and Heart Disease in Women: Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study in Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1848-1853 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1848 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas A. Buchanan and Siri L. Kjos

Gestational Diabetes: Risk or Myth?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1854-1857 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1854 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen W. Seely

Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Potential Window into Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1858-1861 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1858 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phyllis August and Suzanne Oparil

Hypertension in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1862-1866 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1862 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul D. Miller, Carol Zapalowski, Carolina A. M. Kulak, and John P. Bilezikian

Bone Densitometry: The Best Way to Detect Osteoporosis and to Monitor Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1867-1871 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1867 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric S. Orwoll and Heidi D. Nelson

Does Estrogen Adequately Protect Postmenopausal Women Against Osteoporosis: An Iconoclastic Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1872-1874 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1872 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Santen and Gina R. Petroni

Relative Versus Attributable Risk of Breast Cancer from Estrogen Replacement Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1875-1881 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1875 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas S. Frank and Mark H. Skolnick

Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Pandora or Prometheus?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1882-1885 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1882 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan Davis

Androgen Replacement in Women: A Commentary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1886-1891 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1886 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle P. Warren

Health Issues for Women Athletes: Exercise- Induced Amenorrhea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1892-1896 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1892 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Carmina and Rogerio A. Lobo

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Arguably the Most Common Endocrinopathy Is Associated with Significant Morbidity in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1897-1899 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1897 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Rosario Pivonello, Sandro Loche, Gianluca Aimaretti, Gaetana Cerbone, Antongiulio Faggiano, Ginevra Corneli, Ezio Ghigo, and Gaetano Lombardi

Bone Loss Is Correlated to the Severity of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adult Patients with Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1919-1924 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1919 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack A. Yanovski, Kirk D. Miller, Tomoshige Kino, Theodore C. Friedman, George P. Chrousos, Constantine Tsigos, and Judith Falloon

Endocrine and Metabolic Evaluation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Evidence of Protease Inhibitor-Associated Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1925-1931 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1925 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anita Singh, John S. Petrides, Philip W. Gold, George P. Chrousos, and Patricia A. Deuster

Differential Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Reactivity to Psychological and Physical Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1944-1948 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1944 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Jaquet, J. Leger, M. D. Tabone, P. Czernichow, and C. Levy-Marchal

High Serum Leptin Concentrations during Catch-Up Growth of Children Born with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1949-1953 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juliane Leger, Alexandro Velasquez, Catherine Garel, Max Hassan, and Paul Czernichow

Thickened Pituitary Stalk on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children with Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1954-1960 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1954 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshikazu Nishi, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kazue Takano, Kenji Fujieda, Yutaka Igarashi, Kunihiko Hanew, Takeki Hirano, Susumu Yokoya, Katsuhiko Tachibana, Tomohiro Saito, and Shaw Watanabe

Recent Status in the Occurrence of Leukemia in Growth Hormone-Treated Patients in Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1961-1965 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1961 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Carel, Marc Roger, Simona Ispas, Françoise Tondu, Najiba Lahlou, Joelle Blumberg, and Jean-Louis Chaussain

Final Height after Long-Term Treatment with Triptorelin Slow Release for Central Precocious Puberty: Importance of Statural Growth after Interruption of Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1973-1978 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1973 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annamaria Colao, Paolo Marzullo, Stefano Spiezia, Diego Ferone, Assunta Giaccio, Gaetana Cerbone, Rosario Pivonello, Carolina Di Somma, and Gaetano Lombardi

Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I on Prostate Diseases: An Ultrasonographic and Endocrine Study in Acromegaly, GH Deficiency, and Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1986-1991 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1986 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franco Antoniazzi, Francesco Bertoldo, Silvana Lauriola, Stefania Sirpresi, Elisabetta Gasperi, Giorgio Zamboni, and Luciano Tatò

Prevention of Bone Demineralization by Calcium Supplementation in Precocious Puberty during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1992-1996 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1992 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brandon J. Orr-Walker, Anne M. Horne, Margaret C. Evans, Andrew B. Grey, M. A. F. Murray, Alan R. McNeil, and Ian R. Reid

Hormone Replacement Therapy Causes a Respiratory Alkalosis in Normal Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1997-2001 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1997 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna G. Johansson, Britt Edén Engström, Sverker Ljunghall, F. Anders Karlsson, and Pia Burman

Gender Differences in the Effects of Long Term Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment on Bone in Adults with GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2002-2007 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.P. Bernini, M. Sgro’, A. Moretti, G.F. Argenio, C.O. Barlascini, R. Cristofani, and A. Salvetti

Endogenous Androgens and Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2008-2012 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agneta Hilding, Kerstin Hall, Inga-Lena Wivall-Helleryd, Maria Sääf, Anna-Lisa Melin, and Marja Thorén

Serum Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in 152 Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency, Aged 19–82 Years, in Relation to Those in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2013-2019 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Baracat, M. Haidar, F. J. López, J. Pickar, M. Dey, and A. Negro-Vilar

Estrogen Activity and Novel Tissue Selectivity of ^8,9-Dehydroestrone Sulfate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2020-2027 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Svensson, J.-O. Jansson, M. Ottosson, G. Johannsson, M.-R. Taskinen, O. Wiklund, and B.-Å. Bengtsson

Treatment of Obese Subjects with the Oral Growth Hormone Secretagogue MK-677 Affects Serum Concentrations of Several Lipoproteins, But Not Lipoprotein(a)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2028-2033 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Izumi Fukuda, Mari Hotta, Naomi Hizuka, Kazue Takano, Yukiko Ishikawa, Kumiko Asakawa-Yasumoto, Emina Tagami, and Hiroshi Demura

Decreased Serum Levels of Acid-Labile Subunit in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2034-2036 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2034 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Vuguin, Barbara Linder, Ron G. Rosenfeld, Paul Saenger, and Joan DiMartino-Nardi

The Roles of Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), and IGF-Binding Protein-1 and -3 in the Hyperandrogenism of African-American and Caribbean Hispanic Girls with Premature Adrenarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2037-2042 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ferrari, D. Manen, J.-P. Bonjour, D. Slosman, and R. Rizzoli

Bone Mineral Mass and Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism in Young Men: Relationships with Vitamin D Receptor Allelic Polymorphisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2043-2048 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2043 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

René K. Støving, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Allan Flyvbjerg, Jørgen Vinten, Jørgen Hangaard, Ole G. Koldkjær, Jytte Kristiansen, and Claus Hagen

Jointly Amplified Basal and Pulsatile Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion and Increased Process Irregularity in Women with Anorexia Nervosa: Indirect Evidence for Disruption of Feedback Regulation within the GH-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2056-2063 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernadette Biondi, Serafino Fazio, Emiliano Antonio Palmieri, Carlo Carella, Nicola Panza, Antonio Cittadini, Filomena Bonè, Gaetano Lombardi, and Luigi Saccà

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2064-2067 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hillevi Larsson and Bo Ahrén

Relative Hyperproinsulinemia as a Sign of Islet Dysfunction in Women with Impaired Glucose Tolerance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2068-2074 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Weise, Veronica Abad, Robert V. Considine, Lynnette Nieman, and Kristina I. Rother

Leptin Secretion in Cushing’s Syndrome: Preservation of Diurnal Rhythm and Absent Response to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2075-2079 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark A. English, Kate F. Kane, Neil Cruickshank, Michael J. S. Langman, Paul M. Stewart, and Martin Hewison

Loss of Estrogen Inactivation in Colonic Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2080-2085 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nunzia Montuori, Frank Müller, Stefano De Riu, Gianfranco Fenzi, Mark E. Sobel, Guido Rossi, and Mario Vitale

Laminin Receptors in Differentiated Thyroid Tumors: Restricted Expression of the 67-Kilodalton Laminin Receptor in Follicular Carcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2086-2092 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Tuomo Rankinen, Louis Pérusse, Olivier Dériaz, Angelo Tremblay, Ingrid Borecki, D. C. Rao, and Claude Bouchard

Linkage and Association of the Sodium Potassium-Adenosine Triphosphatase 2 and ß1 Genes with Respiratory Quotient and Resting Metabolic Rate in the Québec Family Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2093-2097 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim C. Lee, Walter L. Miller, and Richard J. Auchus

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Dexamethasone Are Competitive Inhibitors of Different Human Steroidogenic Enzymes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2104-2110 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ty W. Abel, Mary Lou Voytko, and Naomi E. Rance

The Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Gene Expression in a Primate Model of Menopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2111-2118 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuo Oda, Jane Sanders, Sara Roberts, Masayuki Maruyama, Angela Kiddie, Jadwiga Furmaniak, and Bernard Rees Smith

Analysis of Carbohydrate Residues on Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2119-2125 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zsolt Orban, Alan T. Remaley, Maureen Sampson, Zlatko Trajanoski, and George P. Chrousos

The Differential Effect of Food Intake and ß-Adrenergic Stimulation on Adipose-Derived Hormones and Cytokines in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2126-2133 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Michiyo Yamamoto, Sachiko Ohmori, Takashi Kamijo, Masamichi Ogawa, and Hisao Seo

Inhibition of Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion by a Mutant GH-I Gene Product in Neuroendocrine Cells Containing Secretory Granules: An Implication for Isolated GH Deficiency Inherited in an Autosomal Dominant Manner
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2134-2139 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Shah, W. S. Evans, C. Y. Bowers, and J. D. Veldhuis

Tripartite Neuroendocrine Activation of the Human Growth Hormone (GH) Axis in Women by Continuous 24-Hour GH-Releasing Peptide Infusion: Pulsatile, Entropic, and Nyctohemeral Mechanisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2140-2150 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Lesueur, M. Stark, T. Tocco, H. Ayadi, M. J. Delisle, D. E. Goldgar, M. Schlumberger, G. Romeo, and F. Canzian

Genetic Heterogeneity in Familial Nonmedullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Exclusion of Linkage to RET, MNG1, and TCO in 56 Families
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2157-2162 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wiebke Arlt, Joachim Haas, Frank Callies, Martin Reincke, Doris Hübler, Michael Oettel, Michael Ernst, Heinrich Maria Schulte, and Bruno Allolio

Biotransformation of Oral Dehydroepiandrosterone in Elderly Men: Significant Increase in Circulating Estrogens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2170-2176 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Graves, A. Pritsker, and T. F. Davies

Post-Translational Processing of the Natural Human Thyrotropin Receptor: Demonstration of More than Two Cleavage Sites
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2177-2181 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2177 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Wahrenberg, Ingvar Ek, Signy Reynisdottir, Kjell Carlström, Agneta Bergqvist, and Peter Arner

Divergent Effects of Weight Reduction and Oral Anticonception Treatment on Adrenergic Lipolysis Regulation in Obese Women with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2182-2187 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott W. Kauma, Thomas F. Huff, Natalie Hayes, and Athip Nilkaeo

Placental Fas Ligand Expression Is a Mechanism for Maternal Immune Tolerance to the Fetus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2188-2194 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2188 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Grazzini, Christophe Breton, Sylvain Derick, Miriam Andres, Danièle Raufaste, Frédérique Rickwaert, Gilles Boccara, Pascal Colson, Nathalie C. Guérineau, Claudine Serradeil-Le Gal, and Gilles Guillon

Vasopressin Receptors in Human Adrenal Medulla and Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2195-2203 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2195 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dimitris K. Grammatopoulos and Edward W. Hillhouse

Basal and Interleukin-1ß-Stimulated Prostaglandin Production from Cultured Human Myometrial Cells: Differential Regulation by Corticotropin- Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2204-2211 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2204 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Pellegrini-Bouiller, Christine Manrique, Ginette Gunz, Michel Grino, Alfredo J. Zamora, Dominique Figarella-Branger, François Grisoli, Philippe Jaquet, and Alain Enjalbert

Expression of the Members of the Ptx Family of Transcription Factors in Human Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2212-2220 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mari Koga, Yuji Hiromatsu, Atsuo Jimi, Shuji Toda, Norimasa Koike, and Kyohei Nonaka

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Bcl-2, Bax, and Bak Expression in Thyroid Glands from Patients with Subacute Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2221-2225 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2221 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Khorram, M. Garthwaite, and R. R. Magness

Endometrial and Myometrial Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2226-2232 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjolijn J. Ligtenberg, Marloes Siers, Axel P. N. Themmen, Ton G. Hanselaar, Wim Willemsen, and Han G. Brunner

COMMENTS:Analysis of Mutations in Genes of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Signaling Pathway in Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2233-2234 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takako Saito, San-e Ishikawa, Takashi Ito, Hideo Oda, Fumiko Ando, Minori Higashiyama, Shoichiro Nagasaka, Masashi Hieda, and Toshikazu Saito

COMMENTS:Urinary Excretion of Aquaporin-2 Water Channel Differentiates Psychogenic Polydipsia from Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2235-2237 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy G. Dinan, Ena Lavelle, Lucinda V. Scott, John Newell-Price, Sami Medbak, and Ashley B. Grossman

COMMENTS:Desmopressin Normalizes the Blunted Adrenocorticotropin Response to Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in Melancholic Depression: Evidence of Enhanced Vasopressinergic Responsivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2238-2240 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Almind, M. G. Ahlgren, T. Hansen, S. A. Urhammer, J. O. Clausen, and O. Pedersen

COMMENTS:Discovery of a Met³⁰⁰Val Variant in Shc and Studies of Its Relationship to Birth Weight and Length, Impaired Insulin Secretion, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2241-2244 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Colleen Hadigan, Karen Miller, Colleen Corcoran, Ellen Anderson, Nesli Basgoz, and Steven Grinspoon

Fasting Hyperinsulinemia and Changes in Regional Body Composition in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1932-1937 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1932 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graydon S. Meneilly, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Dariush Elahi

Disruption of the Pulsatile and Entropic Modes of Insulin Release during an Unvarying Glucose Stimulus in Elderly Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1938-1943 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1938 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Snyder, Helen Peachey, Peter Hannoush, Jesse A. Berlin, Louise Loh, John H. Holmes, Abdallah Dlewati, Janet Staley, Jill Santanna, Shiv C. Kapoor, Maurice F. Attie, John G. Haddad, Jr., and Brian L. Strom

Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Bone Mineral Density in Men Over 65 Years of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1966-1972 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1966 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Irwin, John Thompson, Claudine Miller, J. Christian Gillin, and Michael Ziegler

Effects of Sleep and Sleep Deprivation on Catecholamine And Interleukin-2 Levels in Humans: Clinical Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 1979-1985 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.1979 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Grinspoon, Karen Miller, Caryn Coyle, Judy Krempin, Catharina Armstrong, Sarah Pitts, David Herzog, and Anne Klibanski

Severity of Osteopenia in Estrogen-Deficient Women with Anorexia Nervosa and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2049-2055 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael O. Thorner, Christian J. Strasburger, Zida Wu, Martin Straume, Martin Bidlingmaier, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Kenneth Zib, John C. Scarlett, and William F. Bennett

Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor Blockade with a PEG-Modified GH (B2036-PEG) Lowers Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I but Does Not Acutely Stimulate Serum GH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2098-2103 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joel S. Finkelstein and David A. Schoenfeld

Effects of Gonadal Suppression on the Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Secretion in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2151-2156 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrine K. Welt, Judith M. Adams, Patrick M. Sluss, and Janet E. Hall

Inhibin A and Inhibin B Responses to Gonadotropin Withdrawal Depends on Stage of Follicle Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2163-2169 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

R. M. Popovici, J. C. Irwin, A. J. Giaccia, and L. C. Giudice

Hypoxia and cAMP Stimulate Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells: Potential Relevance to Menstruation and Endometrial Regeneration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2245 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. R. Milligan, J. C. Kalita, A. Heyerick, H. Rong, L. De Cooman, and D. De Keukeleire

Identification of a Potent Phytoestrogen in Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) and Beer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2249 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Mock, R. Frydman, D. Bellet, D. A. Diawara, L. Lavaissiere, F. Troalen, and J. M. Bidart

Pro-EPIL Forms Are Present in Amniotic Fluid and Maternal Serum during Normal Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2253 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

John F. Morgan, Jim Bolton, Philip M. Sedgwick, Sanjeev Patel, and J. Hubert Lacey

Changes in Plasma Concentrations of Leptin and Body Fat Composition during Weight Restoration in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2257 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2257 [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Cetta, M. Gori, N. Raffaelli, C. Baldi, and G. Montalto

Comment on Clinical and Prognostic Relevance of Ret-PTC Activation in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2257a-2258a doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2257-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Cetta, M. Gori, N. Raffaelli, C. Baldi, G. Montalto, Diana L Learoyd, and Bruce G Robinson

RET/PTC and RET Tyrosine Kinase Expression in Adult Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2258 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2258 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beverley E. Pearson Murphy

Lack of Specificity of Urinary Free Cortisol Determinations: Why Does It Continue?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2258a-2259a doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2258-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert C. Baxter

Comment—Do Glucocorticoids Mediate the Hypoglycemia-Induced Rise in Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2259-2261 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2259 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorraine Levitt Katz and Pinchas Cohen

The Hypoglycemia-Induced Rise in 1GFBP-1 Mediated by Glucocorticoids—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2261 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2261 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert H. Caplan

Comment on Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine: The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2261a-2262a doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2261-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Glinoer

Comment on Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine—The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2262 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2262 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leslie J. DeGroot

Dangerous Dogmas in Medicine: The Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome—Author’s Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2262a-2263a doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2262-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Istvan T. Nebel, Barbara Trültsch, and Ralf Paschke

TSH Receptor Mutation Database
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2263 doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2263 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Riccardo Baschetti

Investigations of Hydrocortisone and Fludrocortisone in the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 2263a-2264a doi:10.1210/jc.84.6.2263-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

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