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

Special Features:

Anastassios G. Pittas, Nandini A. Joseph, and Andrew S. Greenberg

HOT TOPIC:Adipocytokines and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 447-452 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Azziz, L. A. Sanchez, E. S. Knochenhauer, C. Moran, J. Lazenby, K. C. Stephens, K. Taylor, and L. R. Boots

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:Androgen Excess in Women: Experience with Over 1000 Consecutive Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 453-462 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold Bays, Lawrence Mandarino, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

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

Ioannis Ilias and Karel Pacak

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

S.M. Shalet

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

Pamela U. Freda, Abu T. Nuruzzaman, Carlos M. Reyes, Robert E. Sundeen, and Kalmon D. Post

Significance of "Abnormal" Nadir Growth Hormone Levels after Oral Glucose in Postoperative Patients with Acromegaly in Remission with Normal Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 495-500 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor and Shalender Bhasin

Time for (More Research on) Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 501-502 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032160 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John K. Amory, Nelson B. Watts, Kirk A. Easley, Paul R. Sutton, Bradley D. Anawalt, Alvin M. Matsumoto, William J. Bremner, and J. Lisa Tenover

Exogenous Testosterone or Testosterone with Finasteride Increases Bone Mineral Density in Older Men with Low Serum Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 503-510 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven P. Hodak and Kenneth D. Burman

The Calcitonin Conundrum—Is It Time for Routine Measurement of Serum Calcitonin in Patients with Thyroid Nodules?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 511-514 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031983 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georgios Karanikas, Abbas Moameni, Christian Poetzi, Georg Zettinig, Klaus Kaserer, Christian Bieglmayer, Bruno Niederle, Robert Dudczak, and Christian Pirich

Frequency and Relevance of Elevated Calcitonin Levels in Patients with Neoplastic and Nonneoplastic Thyroid Disease and in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 515-519 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alvin M. Matsumoto and William J. Bremner

Serum Testosterone Assays—Accuracy Matters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 520-524 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032175 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Miller, William Rosner, Hang Lee, Joan Hier, Gemma Sesmilo, David Schoenfeld, Gregory Neubauer, and Anne Klibanski

Measurement of Free Testosterone in Normal Women and Women with Androgen Deficiency: Comparison of Methods
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 525-533 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030680 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Wang, Don H. Catlin, Laurence M. Demers, Borislav Starcevic, and Ronald S. Swerdloff

Measurement of Total Serum Testosterone in Adult Men: Comparison of Current Laboratory Methods Versus Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 534-543 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon H. S. Pearce and Nicola J. Leech

Toward Precise Forecasting of Autoimmune Endocrinopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 544-547 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032142 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga Kifor, Aidan McElduff, Meryl S. LeBoff, Francis D. Moore, Jr., Robert Butters, Ping Gao, Thomas L. Cantor, Imre Kifor, and Edward M. Brown

Activating Antibodies to the Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Two Patients with Autoimmune Hypoparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 548-556 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annika Söderbergh, Anne Grethe Myhre, Olov Ekwall, Gennet Gebre-Medhin, Håkan Hedstrand, Eva Landgren, Aaro Miettinen, Petra Eskelin, Maria Halonen, Tiinamaija Tuomi, Jan Gustafsson, Eystein S. Husebye, Jaakko Perheentupa, Mikhail Gylling, Michael P. Manns, Fredrik Rorsman, Olle Kämpe, and Thomas Nilsson

Prevalence and Clinical Associations of 10 Defined Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 557-562 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030279 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George P. Chrousos, Evangelia Charmandari, and Tomoshige Kino

Glucocorticoid Action Networks—An Introduction to Systems Biology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 563-564 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032026 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan Wüst, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Ilona S. Federenko, Jan W. Koper, Robert Kumsta, and Dirk H. Hellhammer

Common Polymorphisms in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Are Associated with Adrenocortical Responses to Psychosocial Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 565-573 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Komninos, Varvara Vlassopoulou, Despina Protopapa, Stefanos Korfias, George Kontogeorgos, Damianos E. Sakas, and Nicolas C. Thalassinos

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Tumors Metastatic to the Pituitary Gland: Case Report and Literature Review
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 574-580 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ram D. Pathak, Tuan Huy Tran, and Alan L. Burshell

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A Case of Dopamine Agonists Inhibiting Pancreatic Polypeptide Secretion from an Islet Cell Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 581-584 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. A. Driedger and N. Kotowycz

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

Endocrine Care:

Martina Weise, Sarah L. Mehlinger, Bart Drinkard, Erin Rawson, Evangelia Charmandari, Mayumi Hiroi, Graeme Eisenhofer, Jack A. Yanovski, George P. Chrousos, and Deborah P. Merke

Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Have Decreased Epinephrine Reserve and Defective Glucose Elevation in Response to High-Intensity Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 591-597 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030634 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffaele Scarpa, Davide De Brasi, Rosario Pivonello, Paolo Marzullo, Francesco Manguso, Antonio Sodano, Pasquale Oriente, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Acromegalic Axial Arthropathy: A Clinical Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 598-603 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Donadieu, Maria-Alejandra Rolon, Isabelle Pion, Caroline Thomas, François Doz, Mohamed Barkaoui, Alain Robert, Anne Deville, Françoise Mazingue, Michel David, Raja Brauner, Sylvie Cabrol, Catherine Garel, and Michel Polak

Incidence of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Pediatric-Onset Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Efficacy and Safety of Growth Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 604-609 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Curtis Dolezal, Susan W. Baker, Ann D. Carlson, Jihad S. Obeid, and Maria I. New

Cognitive and Motor Development of Children with and without Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia after Early-Prenatal Dexamethasone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 610-614 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sidika E. Kasim-Karakas, Rogelio U. Almario, Laura Gregory, Rodney Wong, Heather Todd, and Bill L. Lasley

Metabolic and Endocrine Effects of a Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Rich Diet in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 615-620 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030666 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michele De Rosa, Stefano Zarrilli, Giovanni Vitale, Carolina Di Somma, Francesco Orio, Libuse Tauchmanova’, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Six Months of Treatment with Cabergoline Restores Sexual Potency in Hyperprolactinemic Males: An Open Longitudinal Study Monitoring Nocturnal Penile Tumescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 621-625 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030852 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sirpa Eviö, Aila Tiitinen, Kalevi Laitinen, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Matti J. Välimäki

Effects of Alendronate and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Alone and in Combination, on Bone Mass and Markers of Bone Turnover in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 626-631 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030198 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sue A. Shapses, Stanley Heshka, and Steven B. Heymsfield

Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Weight and Fat Loss in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 632-637 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joost van der Hoek, Wouter W. de Herder, Richard A. Feelders, Aart-Jan van der Lely, Piet Uitterlinden, Viktor Boerlin, Christian Bruns, Kwai W. Poon, Ian Lewis, Gisbert Weckbecker, Tillmann Krahnke, Leo J. Hofland, and Steven W. Lamberts

A Single-Dose Comparison of the Acute Effects between the New Somatostatin Analog SOM230 and Octreotide in Acromegalic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 638-645 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viviana J. Gutnisky, Christian M. Moya, Carina M. Rivolta, Sabina Domené, Viviana Varela, Jussara V. Toniolo, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, and Héctor M. Targovnik

Two Distinct Compound Heterozygous Constellations (R277X/IVS34–1G>C and R277X/R1511X) in the Thyroglobulin (TG) Gene in Affected Individuals of a Brazilian Kindred with Congenital Goiter and Defective TG Synthesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 646-657 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030587 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omar Serri, Catherine Beauregard, and Jules Hardy

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

Helena K. Gleeson, H. R. Gattamaneni, Linda Smethurst, Bernadette M. Brennan, and Stephen M. Shalet

Reassessment of Growth Hormone Status Is Required at Final Height in Children Treated with Growth Hormone Replacement after Radiation Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 662-666 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian M. Holdaway, Raja C. Rajasoorya, and Greg D. Gamble

Factors Influencing Mortality in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 667-674 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Giordano, M. Pellegrino, S. Oleandri, M. Baldi, M. Balbo, S. Laureti, A. Falorni, E. Ghigo, and E. Arvat

Adrenal Sensitivity to Adrenocorticotropin 1–24 Is Reduced in Patients with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 675-680 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Mayo, H. Macintyre, A. M. Wallace, and S. F. Ahmed

Transdermal Testosterone Application: Pharmacokinetics and Effects on Pubertal Status, Short-Term Growth, and Bone Turnover
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 681-687 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saima Alam, Michael Stolinski, Claire Pentecost, Massoud A. Boroujerdi, Richard H. Jones, Peter H. Sonksen, and A. Margot Umpleby

The Effect of a Six-Month Exercise Program on Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein B Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 688-694 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stewart G. Albert and Arshag D. Mooradian

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

Anette Rickenlund, Marja Thorén, Kjell Carlström, Bo von Schoultz, and Angelica Lindén Hirschberg

Diurnal Profiles of Testosterone and Pituitary Hormones Suggest Different Mechanisms for Menstrual Disturbances in Endurance Athletes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 702-707 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimvir S. Dhillon, Pejman Cohan, Daniel F. Kelly, Christine H. Darwin, Kris V. Iyer, and Inder J. Chopra

Treatment of Hyperthyroidism Associated with Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas with Iopanoic Acid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 708-711 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031629 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Venje H. Boonstra, Paul G. H. Mulder, Frank H. de Jong, and Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels and Pubarche in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age before and during Growth Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 712-717 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda J. Woodhouse, Nidhi Gupta, Meenakshi Bhasin, Atam B. Singh, Robert Ross, Jeffrey Phillips, and Shalender Bhasin

Dose-Dependent Effects of Testosterone on Regional Adipose Tissue Distribution in Healthy Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 718-726 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

J.-L. Frendo, J. Guibourdenche, G. Pidoux, M. Vidaud, D. Luton, Y. Giovangrandi, D. Porquet, F. Muller, and D. Evain-Brion

Trophoblast Production of a Weakly Bioactive Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Trisomy 21-Affected Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 727-732 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030668 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MaryFran Sowers, Mary L. Jannausch, Wei Liang, and Marcia Willing

Estrogen Receptor Genotypes and Their Association with the 10-Year Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Osteocalcin Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 733-739 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030691 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panayiotis A. Economides, Antonella Caselli, Elizabeth Tiani, Lalita Khaodhiar, Edward S. Horton, and Aristidis Veves

The Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Function in Diabetic Patients and Subjects at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 740-747 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hailing Zhang, Yiwen Jia, Judith J. Cooper, Terri Hale, Zhengxian Zhang, and Steven C. Elbein

Common Variants in Glutamine:Fructose-6-Phosphate Amidotransferase 2 (GFPT2) Gene Are Associated with Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Nephropathy, and Increased GFPT2 mRNA Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 748-755 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marta Garaulet, Nathalie Viguerie, Stefan Porubsky, Eva Klimcakova, Karine Clement, Dominique Langin, and Vladimir Stich

Adiponectin Gene Expression and Plasma Values in Obese Women during Very-Low-Calorie Diet. Relationship with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 756-760 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammad Y. Alenezi, Michel Marcil, David Blank, Mark Sherman, and Jacques Genest, Jr.

Is the Decreased High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in the Metabolic Syndrome Due to Cellular Lipid Efflux Defect?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 761-764 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031213 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. C. B. Tan, A. Xu, W. S. Chow, M. C. W. Lam, V. H. G. Ai, S. C. F. Tam, and K. S. L. Lam

Hypoadiponectinemia Is Associated with Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 765-769 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ravi Thadhani, Walter P. Mutter, Myles Wolf, Richard J. Levine, Robert N. Taylor, Vikas P. Sukhatme, Jeffrey Ecker, and S. Ananth Karumanchi

First Trimester Placental Growth Factor and Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 1 and Risk for Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 770-775 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junaidah B. Barnett, Margo N. Woods, Stefania Lamon-Fava, Ernst J. Schaefer, Judith R. McNamara, Donna Spiegelman, Ellen Hertzmark, Barry Goldin, Christopher Longcope, and Sherwood L. Gorbach

Plasma Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels during the Follicular and Luteal Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 776-782 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Goldy Carbunaru, Pallavi Prasad, Bert Scoccia, Patrick Shea, Nancy Hopwood, Fuad Ziai, Ying Tai Chang, Susan E. Myers, J. Ian Mason, and Songya Pang

The Hormonal Phenotype of Nonclassic 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (HSD3B) Deficiency in Hyperandrogenic Females Is Associated with Insulin-Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Is Not a Variant of Inherited HSD3B2 Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 783-794 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030934 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Ritzel, John B. Hansen, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Peter C. Butler

Induction of ß-Cell Rest by a Kir6.2/SUR1-Selective K_ATP-Channel Opener Preserves ß-Cell Insulin Stores and Insulin Secretion in Human Islets Cultured at High (11 mM) Glucose
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 795-805 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale, José I. Botella-Carretero, Gemma Villuendas, José Sancho, and José L. San Millán

Serum Interleukin-18 Concentrations Are Increased in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relationship to Insulin Resistance and to Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 806-811 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Bauer, Jürgen Pollheimer, Johannes Hartmann, Peter Husslein, John D. Aplin, and Martin Knöfler

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Inhibits Trophoblast Migration through Elevation of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in First-Trimester Villous Explant Cultures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 812-822 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031351 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Souichi Yoshida, Tasuku Harada, Masahiro Mitsunari, Tomio Iwabe, Yasuko Sakamoto, Satoru Tsukihara, Yumiko Iba, Sayako Horie, and Naoki Terakawa

Hepatocyte Growth Factor/Met System Promotes Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cell Invasion via Autocrine and Paracrine Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 823-832 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela J. Jakubowicz, Paulina A. Essah, Markku Seppälä, Salomon Jakubowicz, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Riitta Koistinen, and John E. Nestler

Reduced Serum Glycodelin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-1 in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during First Trimester of Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 833-839 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030975 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, James Patrie, Laurie Wideman, Mark Patterson, Judy Y. Weltman, and Arthur Weltman

Contrasting Negative-Feedback Control of Endogenously Driven and Exercise-Stimulated Pulsatile Growth Hormone Secretion in Women and Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 840-846 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William C. Duckworth, Janet Fawcett, Sreedevi Reddy, and Jeffrey C. Page

Insulin-Degrading Activity in Wound Fluid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 847-851 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raghvendra K. Dubey, Delbert G. Gillespie, Marion Grögli, Helenius J. Kloosterboer, and Bruno Imthurn

Tibolone and Its Metabolites Induce Antimitogenesis in Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of Estrogen, Progesterone, and Androgen Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 852-859 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony J. Zeleznik, Lynda Little-Ihrig, and Suresh Ramasawamy

Administration of Dihydrotestosterone to Rhesus Monkeys Inhibits Gonadotropin-Stimulated Ovarian Steroidogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 860-866 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. M. Crofton, A. E. M. Evans, A. M. Wallace, N. P. Groome, and C. J. H. Kelnar

Nocturnal Secretory Dynamics of Inhibin B and Testosterone in Pre- and Peripubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 867-874 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yong-Jun Liu, Fu-Hua Xu, Hui Shen, Yao-Zhong Liu, Hong-Yi Deng, Lan-Juan Zhao, Qing-Yang Huang, Volodymyr Dvornyk, Theresa Conway, K. Michael Davies, Jin-Long Li, Robert R. Recker, and Hong-Wen Deng

A Follow-Up Linkage Study for Quantitative Trait Loci Contributing to Obesity-Related Phenotypes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 875-882 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030774 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ov D. Slayden, Kevin Hettrich, Rebecca S. Carroll, Lesley N. Otto, Amanda L. Clark, and Robert M. Brenner

Estrogen Enhances Cystatin C Expression in the Macaque Vagina
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 883-891 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam Stevens, David W. Ray, Eleftheria Zeggini, Sally John, Helen L. Richards, Christopher E. M. Griffiths, and Rachelle Donn

Glucocorticoid Sensitivity Is Determined by a Specific Glucocorticoid Receptor Haplotype
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 892-897 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henian Cao, Eric van der Veer, Matthew R. Ban, Anthony J. G. Hanley, Bernard Zinman, Stewart B. Harris, T. Kue Young, J. Geoffrey Pickering, and Robert A. Hegele

Promoter Polymorphism in PCK1 (Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Gene) Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 898-903 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031361 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferruccio Santini, Margherita Maffei, Giovanni Ceccarini, Caterina Pelosini, Giovanna Scartabelli, Veronica Rosellini, Chiara Chiellini, Alessandro Marsili, Simonetta Lisi, Massimo Tonacchera, Patrizia Agretti, Luca Chiovato, Claudia Mammoli, Paolo Vitti, and Aldo Pinchera

Genetic Screening for Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutations in a Cohort of Italian Obese Patients: Description and Functional Characterization of a Novel Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 904-908 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Troels Krarup Hansen, Sanne Fisker, Rolf Dall, Thomas Ledet, Jens Otto L. Jørgensen, and Lars Melholt Rasmussen

Growth Hormone Increases Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression: in Vivo and in Vitro Evidence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 909-916 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrice Cousin, Laurence Calemard-Michel, Hervé Lejeune, Gérald Raverot, Nadia Yessaad, Agnès Emptoz-Bonneton, Yves Morel, and Michel Pugeat

Influence of SHBG Gene Pentanucleotide TAAAA Repeat and D327N Polymorphism on Serum Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Concentration in Hirsute Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 917-924 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina Giurgea, Kathleen Laborde, Guy Touati, Christine Bellanné-Chantelot, Marie-Cecile Nassogne, Christine Sempoux, Francis Jaubert, Nguyen Khoa, Valerie Chigot, Jacques Rahier, Francis Brunelle, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, Mark J. Dunne, Charles Stanley, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Jean-Jacques Robert, and Pascale de Lonlay

Acute Insulin Responses to Calcium and Tolbutamide Do Not Differentiate Focal from Diffuse Congenital Hyperinsulinism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 925-929 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030941 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seema Kumar, Michael J. Coenen, Philipp E. Scherer, and Rebecca S. Bahn

Evidence for Enhanced Adipogenesis in the Orbits of Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 930-935 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Marzullo, Barbara Verti, Giulio Savia, Gillian E. Walker, Gabriele Guzzaloni, Mariantonella Tagliaferri, Annamaria Di Blasio, and Antonio Liuzzi

COMMENT:The Relationship between Active Ghrelin Levels and Human Obesity Involves Alterations in Resting Energy Expenditure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 936-939 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaisa Valli-Jaakola, Marita Lipsanen-Nyman, Laura Oksanen, Anthony N. Hollenberg, Kimmo Kontula, Christian Bjørbæk, and Camilla Schalin-Jäntti

COMMENT:Identification and Characterization of Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene Mutations in Morbidly Obese Finnish Children and Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 940-945 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexis A. González, M. Loreto Reyes, Cristian A. Carvajal, Jaime A. Tobar, Lorena M. Mosso, Paulina Baquedano, Antonieta Solar, Alejandro Venegas, and Carlos E. Fardella

Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia Caused by a Novel Splicing Mutation in the Gene for the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 946-951 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030345 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Abdallah, Z. M. Lei, X. Li, N. Greenwold, S. T. Nakajima, E. Jauniaux, and Ch. V. Rao

Human Fetal Nongonadal Tissues Contain Human Chorionic Gonadotropin/Luteinizing Hormone Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 952-956 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030917 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ethel Codner, Cecilia Okuma, Germán Iñiguez, M. Angélica Boric, Alejandra Avila, M. Cecilia Johnson, and Fernando G. Cassorla

Molecular Study of the 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Gene Type II in Patients with Hypospadias
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 957-964 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020873 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janette Seres, Stefan R. Bornstein, Peter Seres, Holger S. Willenberg, Klaus M. Schulte, Werner A. Scherbaum, and Monika Ehrhart-Bornstein

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone System in Human Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 965-970 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031299 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian N. Cockburn, Giovanna Bermano, Laura-Lee G. Boodram, Surujpal Teelucksingh, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Deepak Mahabir, Andrew B. Allan, Roland Stein, Kevin Docherty, and Graeme I. Bell

Insulin Promoter Factor-1 Mutations and Diabetes in Trinidad: Identification of a Novel Diabetes-Associated Mutation (E224K) in an Indo-Trinidadian Family
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 971-978 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omar Serri, Ling Li, Fritz Maingrette, Nicolas Jaffry, and Geneviève Renier

Enhanced Lipoprotein Lipase Secretion and Foam Cell Formation by Macrophages of Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Possible Contribution to Increased Risk of Atherogenesis?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 979-985 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030911 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt J. Sales, Stuart A. Milne, Alistair R. W. Williams, Richard A. Anderson, and Henry N. Jabbour

Expression, Localization, and Signaling of Prostaglandin F₂ Receptor in Human Endometrial Adenocarcinoma: Regulation of Proliferation by Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 986-993 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031434 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Baris, Frédérique Savagner, Valéry Nasser, Béatrice Loriod, Samuel Granjeaud, Serge Guyetant, Brigitte Franc, Patrice Rodien, Vincent Rohmer, François Bertucci, Daniel Birnbaum, Yves Malthièry, Pascal Reynier, and Rémi Houlgatte

Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Coordinated Up-Regulation of Oxidative Metabolism Genes in Thyroid Oncocytic Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 994-1005 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicoletta Fortunati, Maria G. Catalano, Katia Arena, Enrico Brignardello, Alessandro Piovesan, and Giuseppe Boccuzzi

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Valproic Acid Induces the Expression of the Na⁺/I^- Symporter and Iodine Uptake in Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1006-1009 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031407 [PDF]  

Gemma Madsen, Tamas Zakar, Chun Ying Ku, Barbara M. Sanborn, Roger Smith, and Sam Mesiano

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Prostaglandins Differentially Modulate Progesterone Receptor-A and -B Expression in Human Myometrial Cells: Evidence for Prostaglandin-Induced Functional Progesterone Withdrawl
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1010-1013 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031037 [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Guy T’Sjoen, Robert Rubens, Petra De Sutter, and Louis Gooren

Authors’ Response: The Endocrine Care of Transsexual People
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1014-1015 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031740 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yona Greenman

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

Adrian Dobs and Eva Moore

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

Amanda M. Denney and Nelson B. Watts

The Effect of Octreotide on Parathyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1016 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031825 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

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

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1017-1019 [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: 1020-1022 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

William L. Isley, Mark E. Molitch, and Robert Alan Vigersky

Patient Information Page:Type 2 Diabetes and A1c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William L. Isley, Mark E. Molitch, and Robert Alan Vigersky

Patient Information Page:La diabetes tipo 2 y la prueba A1c
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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