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

Special Features:

Zvi Laron

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:Laron Syndrome (Primary Growth Hormone Resistance or Insensitivity): The Personal Experience 1958–2003
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1031-1044 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Mulatero, Michael Stowasser, Keh-Chuan Loh, Carlos E. Fardella, Richard D. Gordon, Lorena Mosso, Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez, Franco Veglio, and William F. Young, Jr.

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:Increased Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism, Including Surgically Correctable Forms, in Centers from Five Continents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1045-1050 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Rickels, Jill E. Langer, and Susan J. Mandel

IMAGES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:Hyperfunctioning Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Cyst
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1051-1052 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031844 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nelly Pitteloud, Jacob Villegas, Andrew A. Dwyer, William F. Crowley, Jr., Michael J. McPhaul, and Frances J. Hayes

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Acute Stress Masking the Biochemical Phenotype of Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in a Patient with a Novel Mutation in the Androgen Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1053-1058 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norman H. Bell

Bone Loss and Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1059-1060 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032162 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Penelope S. Coates, John D. Fernstrom, Madelyn H. Fernstrom, Philip R. Schauer, and Susan L. Greenspan

Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity Leads to an Increase in Bone Turnover and a Decrease in Bone Mass
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1061-1065 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ron G. Rosenfeld and Vivian Hwa

Toward a Molecular Basis for Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1066-1067 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0092 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark D. Lewis, Martin Horan, David S. Millar, Vicky Newsway, Tammy E. Easter, Linda Fryklund, John W. Gregory, Martin Norin, Cristóbal-Jorge Del Valle, Juan Pedro López-Siguero, Ramón Cañete, Luis Fernando López-Canti, Nieves Díaz-Torrado, Rafael Espino, Angels Ulied, Maurice F. Scanlon, Annie M. Procter, and David N. Cooper

A Novel Dysfunctional Growth Hormone Variant (Ile179Met) Exhibits a Decreased Ability to Activate the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1068-1075 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030652 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Joop S. E. Laven, Serge Lumbroso, Charles Sultan, and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

Management of Infertility in a Patient Presenting with Ovarian Dysfunction and McCune-Albright Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1076-1078 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoko Sato, Noriyuki Katsumata, Masayo Kagami, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Naoaki Hori, Setsuyo Kawakita, Shigeru Minowada, Aki Shimotsuka, Yoshimasa Shishiba, Masato Yokozawa, Toshiyuki Yasuda, Keisuke Nagasaki, Daiichiro Hasegawa, Yukihiro Hasegawa, Katsuhiko Tachibana, Yasuhiro Naiki, Reiko Horikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, and Tsutomu Ogata

Clinical Assessment and Mutation Analysis of Kallmann Syndrome 1 (KAL1) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1, or KAL2) in Five Families and 18 Sporadic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1079-1088 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annemiek W. Nap, Arjan W. Griffioen, Gerard A. J. Dunselman, Jessica C. A. Bouma-Ter Steege, Victor L. J. L. Thijssen, Johannes L. H. Evers, and Patrick G. Groothuis

Antiangiogenesis Therapy for Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1089-1095 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine W. Yeckel, Ram Weiss, James Dziura, Sara E. Taksali, Sylvie Dufour, Tania S. Burgert, William V. Tamborlane, and Sonia Caprio

Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1096-1101 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christos Mantzoros, Eleni Petridou, Nick Dessypris, Charilaos Chavelas, Maria Dalamaga, Delia Marina Alexe, Yannis Papadiamantis, Christos Markopoulos, Evangelos Spanos, George Chrousos, and Dimitrios Trichopoulos

Adiponectin and Breast Cancer Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1102-1107 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031804 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. V. Scholz, N. Cengic, B. Göke, J. C. Morris, and C. Spitzweg

Dexamethasone Enhances the Cytotoxic Effect of Radioiodine Therapy in Prostate Cancer Cells Expressing the Sodium Iodide Symporter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1108-1116 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030926 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jackie A. Clowes, Nicola F. A. Peel, and Richard Eastell

The Impact of Monitoring on Adherence and Persistence with Antiresorptive Treatment for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1117-1123 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Low Bone Mass Is an Infrequent Feature of the Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome in Middle-Age Adults and the Elderly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1124-1130 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. A. F. S. Rollin, N. P. Ferreira, M. Junges, J. L. Gross, and M. A. Czepielewski

Dynamics of Serum Cortisol Levels after Transsphenoidal Surgery in a Cohort of Patients with Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1131-1139 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Zanchi, Arnaud Chiolero, Marc Maillard, Jürg Nussberger, Hans-Rudolf Brunner, and Michel Burnier

Effects of the Peroxisomal Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Agonist Pioglitazone on Renal and Hormonal Responses to Salt in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1140-1145 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dominique Darmaun, Valerie Hayes, David Schaeffer, Susan Welch, and Nelly Mauras

Effects of Glutamine and Recombinant Human Growth Hormone on Protein Metabolism in Prepubertal Children with Cystic Fibrosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1146-1152 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Winkler, Claudia Abletshauser, Isolde Friedrich, Michael M. Hoffmann, Heinrich Wieland, and Winfried März

Fluvastatin Slow-Release Lowers Platelet-Activating Factor Acetyl Hydrolase Activity: A Placebo-Controlled Trial in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1153-1159 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luigino Dal Maso, Livia S. A. Augustin, Aspasia Karalis, Renato Talamini, Silvia Franceschi, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Christos S. Mantzoros, and Carlo La Vecchia

Circulating Adiponectin and Endometrial Cancer Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1160-1163 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031716 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David D. Martin, Roland Schweizer, C. Philipp Schwarze, Martin W. Elmlinger, Michael B. Ranke, and Gerhard Binder

The Early Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Rise of Adrenarche and the Delay of Pubarche Indicate Primary Ovarian Failure in Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1164-1168 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bess Dawson-Hughes, Susan S. Harris, Helen Rasmussen, Lingyi Song, and Gerard E. Dallal

Effect of Dietary Protein Supplements on Calcium Excretion in Healthy Older Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1169-1173 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin Z. Leder, Jacqueline L. Rohrer, Stephen D. Rubin, Jose Gallo, and Christopher Longcope

Effects of Aromatase Inhibition in Elderly Men with Low or Borderline-Low Serum Testosterone Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1174-1180 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pia Skov Hansen, Thomas Heiberg Brix, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Major Genetic Influence on the Regulation of the Pituitary-Thyroid Axis: A Study of Healthy Danish Twins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1181-1187 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031641 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Taneli Raivio, Leo Dunkel, Sanna Wickman, and Olli A. Jänne

Serum Androgen Bioactivity in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Boys with Constitutional Delay of Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1188-1192 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031655 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert P. Heaney and Steven A. Abrams

Improved Estimation of the Calcium Content of Total Digestive Secretions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1193-1195 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031660 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shamik J. Parikh, Marni Edelman, Gabriel I. Uwaifo, Renee J. Freedman, Mariama Semega-Janneh, James Reynolds, and Jack A. Yanovski

The Relationship between Obesity and Serum 1,25-Dihydroxy Vitamin D Concentrations in Healthy Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1196-1199 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Todd T. Brown, Mary D. Ruppe, Rory Kassner, Princy Kumar, Theresa Kehoe, Adrian S. Dobs, and Joseph Timpone

Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients and Its Association with Increased Central Adiposity and Postload Hyperglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1200-1206 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eini Nikander, Merja Metsä-Heikkilä, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Aila Tiitinen

Effects of Phytoestrogens on Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women with a History of Breast Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1207-1212 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031166 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabetta Cecconi, Maurizio Gasperi, Fausto Bogazzi, Lucia Grasso, Maura Genovesi, Claudio Marcocci, Aldo Pinchera, Massimo Procopio, Luigi Bartalena, and Enio Martino

Improvement of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism after Parathyroidectomy: Results of a Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1213-1216 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031595 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Low Serum Vitamin B-12 Levels Are Associated with Increased Hip Bone Loss in Older Women: A Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1217-1221 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James W. Findling, Hershel Raff, and David C. Aron

The Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test: A Reevaluation in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1222-1226 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandra M. V. Ward, Holly E. Syddall, Peter J. Wood, George P. Chrousos, and David I. W. Phillips

Fetal Programming of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis: Low Birth Weight and Central HPA Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1227-1233 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030978 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Fjellestad-Paulsen, Dominique Simon, and Paul Czernichow

Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age and Treated with Growth Hormone for Three Years Have an Important Catch-Down Five Years after Discontinuation of Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1234-1239 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030962 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katharine H. Mikulec, Leah Holloway, Ruth E. Krasnow, Harold Javitz, Gary E. Swan, Terry Reed, Robert Marcus, and Dorit Carmelli

Relationship of Endogenous Sex Hormones to Coronary Heart Disease: A Twin Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1240-1245 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031333 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ki Hyun Baek, Won Young Lee, Ki Won Oh, Hye Soo Kim, Je Ho Han, Moo Il Kang, Bong Yun Cha, Kwang Woo Lee, Ho Young Son, Sung Koo Kang, and Choon Choo Kim

Changes in the Serum Growth Factors and Osteoprotegerin after Bone Marrow Transplantation: Impact on Bone and Mineral Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1246-1254 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031206 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

RAPID COMMUNICATION:A Mutation in the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor as a Cause of Familial Spontaneous Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1255-1258 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031910 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

A. Milward, L. Metherell, M. Maamra, M. J. Barahona, I. R. Wilkinson, C. Camacho-Hübner, M. O. Savage, C. M. Bidlingmaier, A. J. L. Clark, R. J. M. Ross, and S. M. Webb

Growth Hormone (GH) Insensitivity Syndrome due to a GH Receptor Truncated after Box1, Resulting in Isolated Failure of STAT 5 Signal Transduction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1259-1266 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031418 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodrigo A. Bazaes, Angélica Alegría, Enrica Pittaluga, Alejandra Ávila, Germán Íñiguez, and Verónica Mericq

Determinants of Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1267-1272 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Chryssa Kouli, Krystallenia Alexandraki, and Giovanna Spina

Failure of Mathematical Indices to Accurately Assess Insulin Resistance in Lean, Overweight, or Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1273-1276 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Mazzocchi, L. K. Malendowicz, F. Aragona, R. Spinazzi, and G. G. Nussdorfer

Cholecystokinin (CCK) Stimulates Aldosterone Secretion from Human Adrenocortical Cells via CCK2 Receptors Coupled to the Adenylate Cyclase/Protein Kinase A Signaling Cascade
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1277-1284 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030953 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, William S. Evans, Ali Iranmanesh, Arthur L. Weltman, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Short-Term Testosterone Supplementation Relieves Growth Hormone Autonegative Feedback in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1285-1290 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Dalrymple, D. M. Slater, L. Poston, and R. M. Tribe

Physiological Induction of Transient Receptor Potential Canonical Proteins, Calcium Entry Channels, in Human Myometrium: Influence of Pregnancy, Labor, and Interleukin-1ß
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1291-1300 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031428 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidi Storgaard, Christine B. Jensen, Marie Björnholm, Xiao Mei Song, Sten Madsbad, Juleen R. Zierath, and Allan A. Vaag

Dissociation between Fat-Induced in Vivo Insulin Resistance and Proximal Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle in Men at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1301-1311 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Stacey M. Anderson, Petra Kok, Ali Iranmanesh, Jan Frystyk, Hans Ørskov, and Daniel M. Keenan

Estradiol Supplementation Modulates Growth Hormone (GH) Secretory-Burst Waveform and Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I-Enforced Suppression of Endogenously Driven GH Release in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1312-1318 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holly S. Callahan, David E. Cummings, Margaret S. Pepe, Patricia A. Breen, Colleen C. Matthys, and David S. Weigle

Postprandial Suppression of Plasma Ghrelin Level Is Proportional to Ingested Caloric Load but Does Not Predict Intermeal Interval in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1319-1324 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Richterova, V. Stich, C. Moro, J. Polak, E. Klimcakova, M. Majercik, I. Harant, N. Viguerie, F. Crampes, D. Langin, M. Lafontan, and M. Berlan

Effect of Endurance Training on Adrenergic Control of Lipolysis in Adipose Tissue of Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1325-1331 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paola Luciani, Pietro Ferruzzi, Giorgio Arnaldi, Clara Crescioli, Susanna Benvenuti, Gabriella Nesi, Andrea Valeri, Isabell Greeve, Mario Serio, Massimo Mannelli, and Alessandro Peri

Expression of the Novel Adrenocorticotropin-Responsive Gene Selective Alzheimer’s Disease Indicator-1 in the Normal Adrenal Cortex and in Adrenocortical Adenomas and Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1332-1339 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annie W. C. Kung, K. S. Lau, G. C. Y. Fong, and Vivian Chan

Association of Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Calcium Channel 1 Subunit Gene (Ca_v1.1) and Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1340-1345 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030924 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Cianfarani, Chiara Martinez, Arianna Maiorana, Giuseppe Scirè, Gian Luigi Spadoni, and Sergio Boemi

Adiponectin Levels Are Reduced in Children Born Small for Gestational Age and Are Inversely Related to Postnatal Catch-Up Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1346-1351 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031704 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip A. Kern, Gina Di Gregorio, Tong Lu, Negah Rassouli, and Gouri Ranganathan

Perilipin Expression in Human Adipose Tissue Is Elevated with Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1352-1358 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031388 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuyuki Hamaguchi, Hideo Terao, Yoichiro Kusuda, Tsutomu Yamashita, J. A. Hazoury Bahles, Modesto Cruz LL., Luis Iván Brugal V., Bienvenido Jongchong W., Hironobu Yoshimatsu, and Toshiie Sakata

The PC-1 Q121 Allele Is Exceptionally Prevalent in the Dominican Republic and Is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1359-1364 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Xing, V. Vasko, G. Tallini, A. Larin, Gujun Wu, R. Udelsman, M. D. Ringel, P. W. Ladenson, and D. Sidransky

BRAF T1796A Transversion Mutation in Various Thyroid Neoplasms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1365-1368 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachiko Kitanaka, Yuko Miki, Yasuhide Hayashi, and Takashi Igarashi

Promoter-Specific Repression of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor (HNF)-1ß and HNF-1 Transcriptional Activity by an HNF-1ß Missense Mutant Associated with Type 5 Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young with Hepatic and Biliary Manifestations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1369-1378 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Giusti, M. Suter, C. Verdumo, R. C. Gaillard, P. Burckhardt, and F. P. Pralong

Molecular Determinants of Human Adipose Tissue: Differences between Visceral and Subcutaneous Compartments in Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1379-1384 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabio Lanfranco, Roberta Giordano, Micaela Pellegrino, Laura Gianotti, Josefina Ramunni, Andreea Picu, Matteo Baldi, Ezio Ghigo, and Emanuela Arvat

Free Fatty Acids Exert an Inhibitory Effect on Adrenocorticotropin and Cortisol Secretion in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1385-1390 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-031132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Hoffstedt, Elisabet Arvidsson, Eva Sjölin, Kerstin Wåhlén, and Peter Arner

Adipose Tissue Adiponectin Production and Adiponectin Serum Concentration in Human Obesity and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1391-1396 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031458 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dan I. Lebovic, Victor A. Chao, and Robert N. Taylor

Peritoneal Macrophages Induce RANTES (Regulated on Activation, Normal T Cell Expressed and Secreted) Chemokine Gene Transcription in Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1397-1401 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark E. Davis, Chris J. Pemberton, Timothy G. Yandle, John G. Lainchbury, Miriam T. Rademaker, M. Gary Nicholls, Christopher M. Frampton, and A. Mark Richards

Urocortin-1 Infusion in Normal Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1402-1409 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. J. Lichtarowicz-Krynska, T. J. Cole, C. Camacho-Hbner, J. Britto, M. Levin, N. Klein, and A. Aynsley-Green

Circulating Aldosterone Levels Are Unexpectedly Low in Children with Acute Meningococcal Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1410-1414 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olin D. Liang, Thomas Korff, Jessica Eckhardt, Jasmin Rifaat, Nelli Baal, Friederike Herr, Klaus T. Preissner, and Marek Zygmunt

Oncodevelopmental -Fetoprotein Acts as a Selective Proangiogenic Factor on Endothelial Cell from the Fetomaternal Unit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1415-1422 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031721 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ludovic Lacroix, Thierry Pourcher, Claire Magnon, Nicolas Bellon, Monique Talbot, Tosak Intaraphairot, Bernard Caillou, Martin Schlumberger, and Jean-Michel Bidart

Expression of the Apical Iodide Transporter in Human Thyroid Tissues: A Comparison Study with Other Iodide Transporters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1423-1428 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030542 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca L. Arnett-Mansfield, Anna deFazio, Patricia A. Mote, and Christine L. Clarke

Subnuclear Distribution of Progesterone Receptors A and B in Normal and Malignant Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1429-1442 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saveria Aquila, Diego Sisci, Mariaelena Gentile, Emilia Middea, Stefania Catalano, Amalia Carpino, Vittoria Rago, and Sebastiano Andò

Estrogen Receptor (ER) and ERß Are Both Expressed in Human Ejaculated Spermatozoa: Evidence of Their Direct Interaction with Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH Kinase/Akt Pathway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1443-1451 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Jauniaux, Tereza Cindrova-Davies, Jemma Johns, Christina Dunster, Joanne Hempstock, Frank J. Kelly, and Graham J. Burton

Distribution and Transfer Pathways of Antioxidant Molecules inside the First Trimester Human Gestational Sac
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1452-1458 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chun-Shan Chou, Alexander G. Beristain, Colin D. MacCalman, and Peter C. K. Leung

Cellular Localization of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) I and GnRH II in First-Trimester Human Placenta and Decidua
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1459-1466 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles J. Lockwood, Priya Kumar, Graciela Krikun, Susan Kadner, Peter Dubon, Hilary Critchley, and Frederick Schatz

Effects of Thrombin, Hypoxia, and Steroids on Interleukin-8 Expression in Decidualized Human Endometrial Stromal Cells: Implications for Long-Term Progestin-Only Contraceptive-Induced Bleeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1467-1475 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves Reznik, Thong Dao, Regis Coutant, Laurence Chiche, Emmanuelle Jeannot, Severine Clauin, Pierre Rousselot, Monique Fabre, Frederic Oberti, Armelle Fatome, Jessica Zucman-Rossi, and Christine Bellanne-Chantelot

COMMENT:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1 Gene Inactivation: Cosegregation between Liver Adenomatosis and Diabetes Phenotypes in Two Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)3 Families
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1476-1480 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031552 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisayo Yokoyama, Masanori Emoto, Shigehiko Fujiwara, Koka Motoyama, Tomoaki Morioka, Miyoko Komatsu, Hideki Tahara, Hidenori Koyama, Tetsuo Shoji, Masaaki Inaba, and Yoshiki Nishizawa

COMMENT:Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index and the Reciprocal Index of Homeostasis Model Assessment Are Useful Indexes of Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Wide Range of Fasting Plasma Glucose
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1481-1484 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Nicholas A. Tritos, Warren J. Manning, and Peter G. Danias

Adiposity Contributes to Differences in Left Ventricular Structure and Diastolic Function with Age in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1485 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031987 [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. E. Gates, C. L. Gentile, D. R. Seals, and D. D. Christou

Authors’ Response: Adiposity Contributes to Differences in Left Ventricular Structure and Diastolic Function with Age in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1485-a-1486 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032155 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth R. Blanchard

Dosage Recommendations for Combination Regimen of Thyroxine and 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1486-1487 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031971 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Isidori, J. P. Monson, G. M. Besser, and A. B. Grossman

Authors’ Response: Discriminatory Value of Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Establishing the Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1486-a doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032178 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milos Zarkovic, Jasmina Ciric, Biljana Beleslin, and Zorana Penezic

Discriminatory Value of Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Establishing the Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1486-b doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032099 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Sawka and H. C. Gerstein

Authors’ Response: Dosage Recommendations for Combination Regimen of Thyroxine and 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1487 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032072 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John P. Walsh and Bronwyn G. A. Stuckey

Authors’ Response: Dosage Recommendations for Combination Regimen of Thyroxine and 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1487-a-1488 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032074 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1489-1491 [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: 1492-1494 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Robert M. Carey and William Young

Patient Information Page:Hormones and Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Carey and William Young

Patient Information Page:Las hormonas y la hipertensión
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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