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

Special Features:

Adolph Friedman

Remembrance: The Berson and Yalow Saga
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1925-1928 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1925 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Nathan

CLINICAL REVIEW 146:The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1929-1937 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1929 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas S. Ross

Nonpalpable Thyroid Nodules—Managing an Epidemic
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1938-1940 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1938 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Papini, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Antonio Bianchini, Anna Crescenzi, Silvia Taccogna, Francesco Nardi, Claudio Panunzi, Roberta Rinaldi, Vincenzo Toscano, and Claudio M. Pacella

Risk of Malignancy in Nonpalpable Thyroid Nodules: Predictive Value of Ultrasound and Color-Doppler Features
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1941-1946 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1941 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce S. McEwen

Cortisol, Cushing’s Syndrome, and a Shrinking Brain—New Evidence for Reversibility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1947-1948 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1947 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Bourdeau, Céline Bard, Bernard Noël, Isabelle Leclerc, Marie-Pierre Cordeau, Manon Bélair, Jacques Lesage, Lucie Lafontaine, and André Lacroix

Loss of Brain Volume in Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome and Its Reversibility after Correction of Hypercortisolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1949-1954 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Martina Weise, Deborah P. Merke, Karel Pacak, McClellan M. Walther, and Graeme Eisenhofer

Utility of Plasma Free Metanephrines for Detecting Childhood Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1955-1960 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1955 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Gasperi, E. Cecconi, L. Grasso, L. Bartalena, R. Centoni, G. Aimaretti, F. Broglio, P. Miccoli, C. Marcocci, E. Ghigo, and E. Martino

GH Secretion Is Impaired in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1961-1964 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1961 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reinhard Feneberg, Monika Sparber, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Otto Mehls, Eberhard Ritz, and Franz Schaefer

Altered Temporal Organization of Plasma Insulin Oscillations in Chronic Renal Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1965-1973 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1965 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Kehely, Peter C. Bates, Paul Frewer, Martin Birkett, Werner F. Blum, Pascale Mamessier, Shereen Ezzat, Ken K. Y. Ho, Gaetano Lombardi, Anton Luger, Josef Marek, David Russell-Jones, Peter Sönksen, and Andrea F. Attanasio

Short-Term Safety and Efficacy of Human GH Replacement Therapy in 595 Adults with GH Deficiency: A Comparison of Two Dosage Algorithms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1974-1979 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1974 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lionel Groussin, Karine Perlemoine, Vincent Contesse, Hervé Lefebvre, Antoine Tabarin, Philippe Thieblot, Jean Louis Schlienger, Jean Pierre Luton, Xavier Bertagna, and Jérôme Bertherat

The Ectopic Expression of the Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Receptor Is Frequent in Adrenocorticotropin-Independent Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia, but Rare in Unilateral Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1980-1985 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Carme Valls, Maria Cols, Angela Ferrer, Maria Victoria Marcos, and Francis de Zegher

Hypersecretion of FSH in Infant Boys and Girls Born Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1986-1988 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1986 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin Yuen, Ken Ong, Sandra Husbands, Pierre Chatelain, Linda Fryklund, Peter Gluckman, Michael Ranke, David Cook, Ron Rosenfeld, John Wass, and David Dunger

The Effects of Short-Term Administration of Two Low Doses Versus the Standard GH Replacement Dose on Insulin Sensitivity and Fasting Glucose Levels in Young Healthy Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1989-1995 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enza Fommei and Giorgio Iervasi

The Role of Thyroid Hormone in Blood Pressure Homeostasis: Evidence from Short-Term Hypothyroidism in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1996-2000 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.1996 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. H. D. Fall, E. Dennison, C. Cooper, J. Pringle, S. D. Kellingray, and P. Hindmarsh

Does Birth Weight Predict Adult Serum Cortisol Concentrations? Twenty-Four-Hour Profiles in the United Kingdom 1920–1930 Hertfordshire Birth Cohort
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2001-2007 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah E. Sellmeyer, Monique Schloetter, and Anthony Sebastian

Potassium Citrate Prevents Increased Urine Calcium Excretion and Bone Resorption Induced by a High Sodium Chloride Diet
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2008-2012 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caren G. Solomon, Frank B. Hu, Andrea Dunaif, Janet E. Rich-Edwards, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, Frank E. Speizer, and Joann E. Manson

Menstrual Cycle Irregularity and Risk for Future Cardiovascular Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2013-2017 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Augusto Soares Barreto-Filho, Marta Regina S. Alcântara, Roberto Salvatori, Martha Azevedo Barreto, Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa, Valquíria Bastos, Anita Hermínia Souza, Rossana Maria C. Pereira, Peter E. Clayton, Matthew S. Gill, and Manuel Hermínio Aguiar-Oliveira

Familial Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Is Associated with Increased Systolic Blood Pressure, Central Obesity, and Dyslipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2018-2023 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prema B. Rapuri, H. Karimi Kinyamu, J. Christopher Gallagher, and Vera Haynatzka

Seasonal Changes in Calciotropic Hormones, Bone Markers, and Bone Mineral Density in Elderly Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2024-2032 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charmian A. Quigley, Brenda J. Crowe, D. Greg Anglin, and John J. Chipman

Growth Hormone and Low Dose Estrogen in Turner Syndrome: Results of a United States Multi-Center Trial to Near-Final Height
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2033-2041 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Porretti, Claudia Giavoli, Cristina Ronchi, Gaetano Lombardi, Marco Zaccaria, Domenico Valle, Maura Arosio, and Paolo Beck-Peccoz

Recombinant Human GH Replacement Therapy and Thyroid Function in a Large Group of Adult GH-Deficient Patients: When Does L-T₄ Therapy Become Mandatory?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2042-2045 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2042 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gudmundur Johannsson, Pia Burman, Lena Wirén, Britt Edén Engström, Anna G. Nilsson, Malin Ottosson, Björn Jonsson, Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, and F. Anders Karlsson

Low Dose Dehydroepiandrosterone Affects Behavior in Hypopituitary Androgen-Deficient Women: A Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2046-2052 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Baudoin, M. E. Cohen-Solal, J. Beaudreuil, and M. C. De Vernejoul

Genetic and Environmental Factors Affect Bone Density Variances of Families of Men and Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2053-2059 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. J. Meunier, D. O. Slosman, P. D. Delmas, J. L. Sebert, M. L. Brandi, C. Albanese, R. Lorenc, S. Pors-Nielsen, M. C. De Vernejoul, A. Roces, and J. Y. Reginster

Strontium Ranelate: Dose-Dependent Effects in Established Postmenopausal Vertebral Osteoporosis—A 2-Year Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2060-2066 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beverly M. K. Biller, Mary H. Samuels, Anthony Zagar, David M. Cook, Baha M. Arafah, Vivien Bonert, Stavros Stavrou, David L. Kleinberg, John J. Chipman, and Mark L. Hartman

Sensitivity and Specificity of Six Tests for the Diagnosis of Adult GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2067-2079 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grazia Maria Corbi, Scipione Carbone, Patrizia Ziccardi, Giovanni Giugliano, Raffaele Marfella, Francesco Nappo, Giuseppe Paolisso, Katherine Esposito, and Dario Giugliano

Comment:FFAs and QT Intervals in Obese Women with Visceral Adiposity: Effects of Sustained Weight Loss Over 1 Year
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2080-2083 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Philippe Bastard, Mustapha Maachi, Jeanne Tran van Nhieu, Claude Jardel, Eric Bruckert, André Grimaldi, Jean-Jacques Robert, Jacqueline Capeau, and Bernard Hainque

Adipose Tissue IL-6 Content Correlates with Resistance to Insulin Activation of Glucose Uptake both in Vivo and in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2084-2089 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Lazar, R. Kauli, A. Pertzelan, and M. Phillip

Gonadotropin-Suppressive Therapy in Girls with Early and Fast Puberty Affects the Pace of Puberty but Not Total Pubertal Growth or Final Height
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2090-2094 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vera Popovic, Sandra Pekic, Ivana Golubicic, Mira Doknic, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

The Impact of Cranial Irradiation on GH Responsiveness to GHRH Plus GH-Releasing Peptide-6
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2095-2099 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles P. Lambert, Dennis H. Sullivan, Scott A. Freeling, Diana M. Lindquist, and William J. Evans

Effects of Testosterone Replacement and/or Resistance Exercise on the Composition of Megestrol Acetate Stimulated Weight Gain in Elderly Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2100-2106 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Cristina Meriggiola, William J. Bremner, Antonietta Costantino, Alessandro Bertaccini, Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate, Doris Huebler, Guenter Kaufmann, Michael Oettel, and Carlo Flamigni

Twenty-One Day Administration of Dienogest Reversibly Suppresses Gonadotropins and Testosterone in Normal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2107-2113 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Martina Weise, Stefan R. Bornstein, Graeme Eisenhofer, Margaret F. Keil, George P. Chrousos, and Deborah P. Merke

Children with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Have Elevated Serum Leptin Concentrations and Insulin Resistance: Potential Clinical Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2114-2120 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Svensson, Jesper Fowelin, Kerstin Landin, Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, and Jan-Ove Johansson

Effects of Seven Years of GH-Replacement Therapy on Insulin Sensitivity in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2121-2127 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard S. Legro, Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, Deborah Driscoll, Steve C. Wang, and Andrea Dunaif

Insulin Resistance in the Sisters of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Association with Hyperandrogenemia Rather Than Menstrual Irregularity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2128-2133 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Richard S. Legro, Allen R. Kunselman, Lawrence Demers, Steve C. Wang, Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, and Andrea Dunaif

Elevated Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels as the Reproductive Phenotype in the Brothers of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2134-2138 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Haap, Claus Thamer, Jürgen Machann, Otto Tschritter, Klaus Löblein, Monika Kellerer, Fritz Schick, Stephan Jacob, Hans-Ulrich Häring, and Michael Stumvoll

Metabolic Characterization of a Woman Homozygous for the Ser113Leu Missense Mutation in Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase II
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2139-2143 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guadalupe Maya-Núñez, Jo Ann Janovick, Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre, Daniela Söderlund, P. Michael Conn, and Juan Pablo Méndez

Molecular Basis of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: Restoration of Mutant (E⁹⁰K) GnRH Receptor Function by a Deletion at a Distant Site
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2144-2149 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey A. Knauf, Laura S. Ward, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Marina Nikiforova, Efisio Puxeddu, Mario Medvedovic, Tamar Liron, Daria Mochly-Rosen, and James A. Fagin

Isozyme-Specific Abnormalities of PKC in Thyroid Cancer: Evidence for Post-Transcriptional Changes in PKC Epsilon
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2150-2159 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anita Weinbrenner, Dagny Hüneke, Michael Zschiesche, Georg Engel, Wolfgang Timmer, Volker W. Steinijans, Thomas Bethke, Wilhelm Wurst, Anton Drollmann, Hans Joachim Kaatz, and Werner Siegmund

Circadian Rhythm of Serum Cortisol after Repeated Inhalation of the New Topical Steroid Ciclesonide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2160-2163 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qing He, Mary Horlick, John Thornton, Jack Wang, Richard N. Pierson, Jr., Stanley Heshka, and Dympna Gallagher

Sex and Race Differences in Fat Distribution among Asian, African-American, and Caucasian Prepubertal Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2164-2170 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2164 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, Leo Dunkel, Eeva-Marja Rutanen, Markku Seppälä, Riitta Koistinen, Annikki Sarnesto, and Sture Andersson

IGF-I, IGF Binding Protein (IGFBP)-3, Phosphoisoforms of IGFBP-1, and Postnatal Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2171-2179 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Ferretti, R. A. Rabini, T. Bacchetti, A. Vignini, E. Salvolini, F. Ravaglia, G. Curatola, and L. Mazzanti

Glycated Low Density Lipoproteins Modify Platelet Properties: A Compositional and Functional Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2180-2184 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Troels Krarup Hansen, Jens Otto L. Jørgensen, and Jens Sandahl Christiansen

Body Composition and Circulating Levels of Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-1 and Growth Hormone (GH)-Binding Protein Affect the Pharmacokinetics of GH in Adults Independently of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2185-2193 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2185 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher R. McCartney, Melissa B. Gingrich, Yun Hu, William S. Evans, and John C. Marshall

Hypothalamic Regulation of Cyclic Ovulation: Evidence That the Increase in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Pulse Frequency during the Follicular Phase Reflects the Gradual Loss of the Restraining Effects of Progesterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2194-2200 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Corbetta, A. Lania, M. Filopanti, L. Vicentini, E. Ballaré, and A. Spada

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade in Human Normal and Tumoral Parathyroid Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2201-2205 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikaela Sjöstrand, Soffia Gudbjörnsdottir, Agneta Holmäng, Lena Strindberg, Karin Ekberg, and Peter Lönnroth

Measurements of Interstitial Muscle Glycerol in Normal and Insulin-Resistant Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2206-2211 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2206 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven G. Waguespack, Siu L. Hui, Kenneth E. White, Kenneth A. Buckwalter, and Michael J. Econs

Measurement of Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase and the Brain Isoenzyme of Creatine Kinase Accurately Diagnoses Type II Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis but Does Not Identify Gene Carriers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2212-2217 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara A. Gower, Wesley M. Granger, Frank Franklin, Richard M. Shewchuk, and Michael I. Goran

Contribution of Insulin Secretion and Clearance to Glucose-Induced Insulin Concentration in African-American and Caucasian Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2218-2224 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena Havlíková, Martin Hill, Richard Hampl, and Lubos Stárka

Sex- and Age-Related Changes in Epitestosterone in Relation to Pregnenolone Sulfate and Testosterone in Normal Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2225-2231 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, and Michel Ferin

Inadequate Luteal Function Is the Initial Clinical Cyclic Defect in a 12-Day Stress Model that Includes a Psychogenic Component in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2232-2237 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Steven M. Pincus, David R. Matthews, Atholl Johnston, Charles G. D. Brook, and Peter C. Hindmarsh

Oral Hydrocortisone Administration in Children with Classic 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Leads to More Synchronous Joint GH and Cortisol Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2238-2244 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyung-Chul Choi, Sung Keun Kang, Chen-Jei Tai, Nelly Auersperg, and Peter C. K. Leung

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Activates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Preneoplastic and Neoplastic Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2245-2253 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Schlosser, Martina Strebelow, Ralf Wassmuth, Marie-Luise Arnold, Isabel Breunig, Ilona Rjasanowski, Brigitte Ziegler, and Manfred Ziegler

The Karlsburg Type 1 Diabetes Risk Study of a Normal Schoolchild Population: Association of ß-Cell Autoantibodies and Human Leukocyte Antigen-DQB1 Alleles in Antibody-Positive Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2254-2261 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Iughetti, B. Predieri, L. Cobellis, S. Luisi, M. Luisi, S. Forese, F. Petraglia, and S. Bernasconi

High Serum Allopregnanolone Levels in Girls with Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2262-2265 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geri Méduri, Nathalie Charnaux, Marc-Antoine Driancourt, Laurent Combettes, Philippe Granet, Brigitte Vannier, Hugues Loosfelt, and Edwin Milgrom

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptors in Oocytes?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2266-2276 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando M. Reis, Luigi Cobellis, Lilian C. Tameirão, Gabriele Anania, Stefano Luisi, Ilma S. B. Silva, Walter Gioffrè, Anna M. di Blasio, and Felice Petraglia

Serum and Tissue Expression of Activin A in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2277-2282 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dick C. Chan, Gerald F. Watts, P. Hugh R. Barrett, Trevor A. Mori, Lawrence J. Beilin, and Trevor G. Redgrave

Mechanism of Action of a 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor on Apolipoprotein B-100 Kinetics in Visceral Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2283-2289 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabrina Gill, Julie L. Sharpless, Kimberly Rado, and Janet E. Hall

Evidence That GnRH Decreases with Gonadal Steroid Feedback but Increases with Age in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2290-2296 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2290 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabrina Gill, Helene B. Lavoie, Yousef Bo-Abbas, and Janet E. Hall

Negative Feedback Effects of Gonadal Steroids Are Preserved with Aging in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2297-2302 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisao Ando, Tetsuro Nagasaka, Masao Nomura, Shin-Ichiro Tsukahara, Yoshiaki Kotani, Shigeru Toda, Yasutaka Murata, Atsuo Itakura, and Shigehiko Mizutani

Premenstrual Disappearance of Aminopeptidase A in Endometrial Stromal Cells around Endometrial Spiral Arteries/Arterioles during the Decidual Change
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2303-2309 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabrina Basciani, Stefania Mariani, Mario Arizzi, Salvatore Ulisse, Nadia Rucci, Emmanuele A. Jannini, Carlo Della Rocca, Annamaria Manicone, Cesare Carani, Giovanni Spera, and Lucio Gnessi

Expression of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-A (PDGF-A), PDGF-B, and PDGF Receptor- and -ß during Human Testicular Development and Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2310-2319 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsin-Fu Chen, Ching-Yin Lin, Kuang-Han Chao, Ming-Yih Wu, Yu-Shih Yang, and Hong-Nerng Ho

Defective Production of Interleukin-11 by Decidua and Chorionic Villi in Human Anembryonic Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2320-2328 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2320 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Gubbay, H. O. D. Critchley, J. M. Bowen, A. King, and H. N. Jabbour

Prolactin Induces ERK Phosphorylation in Epithelial and CD56⁺ Natural Killer Cells of the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2329-2335 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2329 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sijun Yang, Zongjuan Fang, Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, Jianfeng Zhou, Bilgin Gurates, Mitsutoshi Tamura, Karen Ferrer, and Serdar Bulun

Regulation of Aromatase P450 Expression in Endometriotic and Endometrial Stromal Cells by CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Proteins (C/EBPs): Decreased C/EBPß in Endometriosis Is Associated with Overexpression of Aromatase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2336-2345 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin Zhang and Lois A. Salamonsen

In Vivo Evidence for Active Matrix Metalloproteinases in Human Endometrium Supports their Role in Tissue Breakdown at Menstruation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2346-2351 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosanee W. Valyasevi, Debra A. Harteneck, Charyl M. Dutton, and Rebecca S. Bahn

Stimulation of Adipogenesis, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- (PPAR), and Thyrotropin Receptor by PPAR Agonist in Human Orbital Preadipocyte Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2352-2358 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. C. Giudice, C. A. Conover, L. Bale, G. H. Faessen, K. Ilg, I. Sun, B. Imani, L.-F. Suen, J. C. Irwin, M. Christiansen, M. T. Overgaard, and C. Oxvig

Identification and Regulation of the IGFBP-4 Protease and Its Physiological Inhibitor in Human Trophoblasts and Endometrial Stroma: Evidence for Paracrine Regulation of IGF-II Bioavailability in the Placental Bed during Human Implantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2359-2366 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Marc Kuhn, Hervé Lefebvre, Celine Duparc, Anne Pellerin, Jean Pierre Luton, and Georges Strauch

Cosecretion of Estrogen and Inhibin B by a Feminizing Adrenocortical Adenoma: Impact on Gonadotropin Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2367-2375 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2367 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Souichi Yoshida, Tasuku Harada, Tomio Iwabe, Fuminori Taniguchi, Akiko Fujii, Yasuko Sakamoto, Nobuhiro Yamauchi, Goshi Shiota, and Naoki Terakawa

Induction of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Stromal Cells by Tumor-Derived Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Enhances Growth and Invasion of Endometrial Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2376-2383 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Fischer, Peter Möller, Lutz Bindl, Ingo Melzner, Hans Tornqvist, Klaus-Michael Debatin, and Martin Wabitsch

Induction of Adipocyte Differentiation by a Thiazolidinedione in Cultured, Subepidermal, Fibroblast-Like Cells of an Infant with Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2384-2390 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Michael Rosenbaum, Ellen M. Murphy, Steven B. Heymsfield, Dwight E. Matthews, and Rudolph L. Leibel

Low Dose Leptin Administration Reverses Effects of Sustained Weight-Reduction on Energy Expenditure and Circulating Concentrations of Thyroid Hormones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2391 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2391 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Wasim A. Haque, Iichiro Shimomura, Yuji Matsuzawa, and Abhimanyu Garg

Serum Adiponectin and Leptin Levels in Patients with Lipodystrophies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2395 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2395 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Matthew D. Ringel, Elena Hardy, Victor J. Bernet, Henry B. Burch, Frank Schuppert, Kenneth D. Burman, and Motoyasu Saji

Metastin Receptor Is Overexpressed in Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Activates MAP Kinase in Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2399 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2399 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fausto Bogazzi, Federica Ultimieri, Francesco Raggi, Aurelio Costa, Maurizio Gasperi, Elisabetta Cecconi, Franco Mosca, Luigi Bartalena, and Enio Martino

Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Expression Is Reduced in the Colonic Mucosa of Acromegalic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2403 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2403 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Philip G. McTernan, Claire L. McTernan, Rajkumar Chetty, Keely Jenner, Ffolliott M. Fisher, Michelle N. Lauer, John Crocker, Anthony H. Barnett, and Sudhesh Kumar

Increased Resistin Gene and Protein Expression in Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2407 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2407 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1973 [Full Text] [PDF]  

American Board of Internal Medicine. 2002 Certification Examination in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2079 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2079 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Second International Symposium on Progestins, Progesterone Receptor Modulators and Progesterone Antagonists, Siena, Italy. November 20–23, 2002. www.unisi.it/eventi/progestins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2138 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2138 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fifth Annual Scientific Forum, Southeast Lipid Association. Williamsburg, Virginia. August 2–4, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2276 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2276 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Second Transplant Bone Disease Meeting (TBDM 2002)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2296 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2296 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ninth International Congress on Obesity, Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo, Brazil. August 24–29, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2390 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2390 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 2411-2413 doi:10.1210/jc.87.5.2411 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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