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

Patient Information from the Hormone Foundation:

John Bilezikian, Steven T. Harris, and Louis Sherwood

Patient Information from the Hormone Foundation:Osteoporosis and Women’s Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Bilezikian, Steven T. Harris, and Louis Sherwood

Patient Information from the Hormone Foundation:Osteoporosis y la salud femenina
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Arnold H. Slyper

CLINICAL REVIEW 168:What Vascular Ultrasound Testing Has Revealed about Pediatric Atherogenesis, and a Potential Clinical Role for Ultrasound in Pediatric Risk Assessment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3089-3095 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030644 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Rosner

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE:Proscar and Propecia—A Therapeutic Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3096-3098 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0156 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CONSENSUS STATEMENT:Biochemical Assessment and Long-Term Monitoring in Patients with Acromegaly: Statement from a Joint Consensus Conference of The Growth Hormone Research Society and The Pituitary Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3099-3102 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031138 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek LeRoith

Editorial: A Blast from the Past—Insulin Does It Again!
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3103-3104 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0740 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dieter Mesotten, Pieter J. Wouters, Robin P. Peeters, Kevin V. Hardman, Jeff M. Holly, Robert C. Baxter, and Greet Van den Berghe

Regulation of the Somatotropic Axis by Intensive Insulin Therapy during Protracted Critical Illness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3105-3113 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Thomas Zoeller

Editorial: Local Control of the Timing of Thyroid Hormone Action in the Developing Human Brain
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3114-3116 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0950 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monique H. A. Kester, Raquel Martinez de Mena, Maria Jesus Obregon, Danijela Marinkovic, Allan Howatson, Theo J. Visser, Robert Hume, and Gabriella Morreale de Escobar

Iodothyronine Levels in the Human Developing Brain: Major Regulatory Roles of Iodothyronine Deiodinases in Different Areas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3117-3128 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031832 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William J. Kovacs

Editorial: Toward Understanding Variation in Responsiveness to Hormones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3129-3130 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0911 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Slawik, Nicole Reisch, Oliver Zwermann, Christiane Maser-Gluth, Maik Stahl, Albrecht Klink, Martin Reincke, and Felix Beuschlein

Characterization of an Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) Receptor Promoter Polymorphism Leading to Decreased Adrenal Responsiveness to ACTH
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3131-3137 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Freemark

Editorial: Growth Hormone Treatment of "Idiopathic Short Stature": Not So Fast
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3138-3139 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0671 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen Werber Leschek, Susan R. Rose, Jack A. Yanovski, James F. Troendle, Charmian A. Quigley, John J. Chipman, Brenda J. Crowe, Judith L. Ross, Fernando G. Cassorla, Werner F. Blum, Gordon B. Cutler, Jr., and Jeffrey Baron

Effect of Growth Hormone Treatment on Adult Height in Peripubertal Children with Idiopathic Short Stature: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3140-3148 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031457 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce W. Hollis

Editorial: The Determination of Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: No Easy Task
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3149-3151 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0682 [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Binkley, D. Krueger, C. S. Cowgill, L. Plum, E. Lake, K. E. Hansen, H. F. DeLuca, and M. K. Drezner

Assay Variation Confounds the Diagnosis of Hypovitaminosis D: A Call for Standardization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3152-3157 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031979 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. M. de Kretser

Is Spermatogenic Damage Associated with Leydig Cell Dysfunction?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3158-3160 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0741 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.-M. Andersson, N. Jørgensen, L. Frydelund-Larsen, E. Rajpert-De Meyts, and N. E. Skakkebæk

Impaired Leydig Cell Function in Infertile Men: A Study of 357 Idiopathic Infertile Men and 318 Proven Fertile Controls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3161-3167 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracy A. Williams, Paolo Mulatero, Maurizio Bosio, Sabina Lewicka, Mario Palermo, Franco Veglio, and Decio Armanini

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A Particular Phenotype in a Girl with Aldosterone Synthase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3168-3172 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031912 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel F. Gunther, Isabelle Bourdeau, Ludmila Matyakhina, David Cassarino, David E. Kleiner, Kurt Griffin, Nickolas Courkoutsakis, Mones Abu-Asab, Maria Tsokos, Meg Keil, J. Aidan Carney, and Constantine A. Stratakis

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Cyclical Cushing Syndrome Presenting in Infancy: An Early Form of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease, or a New Entity?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3173-3182 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Rivera, S. Christopoulos, D. Small, and M. Trifiro

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Hormonal Manipulation of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyomas: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3183-3188 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Astrid U. Meysing, Haruhiko Kanasaki, Gregoy Y. Bedecarrats, James S. Acierno, Jr., P. Michael Conn, Kathryn A. Martin, Stephanie B. Seminara, Janet E. Hall, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Ursula B. Kaiser

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:GNRHR Mutations in a Woman with Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Highlight the Differential Sensitivity of Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3189-3198 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031808 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Edward D. Javor, Stephanie Ann Moran, Janice Ryan Young, Elaine K. Cochran, Alex M. DePaoli, Elif Arioglu Oral, Martin A. Turman, Piers R. Blackett, David B. Savage, Stephen O’Rahilly, James E. Balow, and Phillip Gorden

Proteinuric Nephropathy in Acquired and Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy: Baseline Characteristics and Course during Recombinant Leptin Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3199-3207 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathy Yao, Frederick R. Singer, Sanford I. Roth, Aaron Sassoon, Cynthia Ye, and Armando E. Giuliano

Weight of Normal Parathyroid Glands in Patients with Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3208-3213 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Finley, Nimmi Arora, Baixin Zhu, Lisa Gallagher, and Thomas J. Fahey, III

Molecular Profiling Distinguishes Papillary Carcinoma from Benign Thyroid Nodules
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3214-3223 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031811 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Hoffman, Christian J. Strasburger, Anthony Zagar, Werner F. Blum, Anne Kehely, and Mark L. Hartman

Efficacy and Tolerability of an Individualized Dosing Regimen for Adult Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Comparison with Fixed Body Weight-Based Dosing
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3224-3233 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. F. Kemp, P. J. Fielder, K. M. Attie, S. L. Blethen, E. O. Reiter, K. M. Ford, M. Marian, L. N. Dao, H. J. Lee, and P. Saenger

Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Characteristics of a Long-Acting Growth Hormone (GH) Preparation (Nutropin Depot) in GH-Deficient Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3234-3240 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030825 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Piippo, H. Lenko, P. Kainulainen, and I. Sipilä

Use of Percutaneous Estrogen Gel for Induction of Puberty in Girls with Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3241-3247 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tinna Traustadóttir, Pamela R. Bosch, TimaSue Cantu, and Kathleen S. Matt

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Response and Recovery from High-Intensity Exercise in Women: Effects of Aging and Fitness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3248-3254 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John J. Orrego, Eleni Dimaraki, Kathy Symons, and Ariel L. Barkan

Physiological Testosterone Replenishment in Healthy Elderly Men Does Not Normalize Pituitary Growth Hormone Output: Evidence against the Connection between Senile Hypogonadism and Somatopause
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3255-3260 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hermien W. Goderie-Plomp, Marjolein van der Klift, Willem de Ronde, Albert Hofman, Frank H. de Jong, and Huibert A. P. Pols

Endogenous Sex Hormones, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, and the Risk of Incident Vertebral Fractures in Elderly Men and Women: The Rotterdam Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3261-3269 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-022041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Miro, S. W. Parker, L. J. Aspinall, J. Coley, P. W. Perry, and J. E. Ellis

Relationship between Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels at the Beginning of the Human Menstrual Cycle, Length of the Follicular Phase and Excreted Estrogens: The FREEDOM Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3270-3275 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul B. Samollow, Graciela Perez, Candace M. Kammerer, David Finegold, Patrick W. Zwartjes, Lorena M. Havill, Anthony G. Comuzzie, Michael C. Mahaney, Harald H. Göring, John Blangero, Thomas P. Foley, and M. Michael Barmada

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Thyroid Hormone Variation in Mexican Americans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3276-3284 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031706 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dina I. Serhal, Mona P. Nasrallah, and Baha M. Arafah

Rapid Rise in Serum Thyrotropin Concentrations after Thyroidectomy or Withdrawal of Suppressive Thyroxine Therapy in Preparation for Radioactive Iodine Administration to Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3285-3289 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunita Schurgin, Sara Dolan, Ari Perlstein, Meghan P. Sullivan, Negar Aliabadi, and Steven Grinspoon

Effects of Testosterone Administration on Growth Hormone Pulse Dynamics in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3290-3297 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hermann L. Müller, Angela Emser, Andreas Faldum, Gina Bruhnken, Nicole Etavard-Gorris, Ursel Gebhardt, Rudolf Oeverink, Reinhard Kolb, and Niels Sörensen

Longitudinal Study on Growth and Body Mass Index before and after Diagnosis of Childhood Craniopharyngioma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3298-3305 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031751 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Svensson, B.-Å. Bengtsson, T. Rosén, A. Odén, and G. Johannsson

Malignant Disease and Cardiovascular Morbidity in Hypopituitary Adults with or without Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3306-3312 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031601 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris J. Malkin, Peter J. Pugh, Richard D. Jones, Dheeraj Kapoor, Kevin S. Channer, and T. Hugh Jones

The Effect of Testosterone Replacement on Endogenous Inflammatory Cytokines and Lipid Profiles in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3313-3318 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aliya A. Khan, John P. Bilezikian, Annie W. C. Kung, Mustafa M. Ahmed, Sacha J. Dubois, Andrew Y. Y. Ho, Debra Schussheim, Mishaela R. Rubin, Atif M. Shaikh, Shonni J. Silverberg, Timothy I. Standish, Zareen Syed, and Zeba A. Syed

Alendronate in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3319-3325 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael S. Racine, Kathy V. Symons, Carol M. Foster, and Ariel L. Barkan

Augmentation of Growth Hormone Secretion after Testosterone Treatment in Boys with Constitutional Delay of Growth and Adolescence: Evidence against an Increase in Hypothalamic Secretion of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3326-3331 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031948 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric C. Buxton, Wei Yao, and Nancy E. Lane

Changes in Serum Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-B Ligand, Osteoprotegerin, and Interleukin-6 Levels in Patients with Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Treated with Human Parathyroid Hormone (1–34)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3332-3336 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. Moran, M. Noakes, P. M. Clifton, G. A. Wittert, L. Tomlinson, C. Galletly, N. D. Luscombe, and R. J. Norman

Ghrelin and Measures of Satiety Are Altered in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome But Not Differentially Affected by Diet Composition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3337-3344 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031583 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Yaneva, Helen Mosnier-Pudar, Marie-Annick Dugué, Sophie Grabar, Yvonne Fulla, and Xavier Bertagna

Midnight Salivary Cortisol for the Initial Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome of Various Causes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3345-3351 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031790 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ursula Hanusch-Enserer, Edmund Cauza, Georg Brabant, Attila Dunky, Harald Rosen, Giovanni Pacini, Heinz Tüchler, Rudolf Prager, and Michael Roden

Plasma Ghrelin in Obesity before and after Weight Loss after Laparoscopical Adjustable Gastric Banding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3352-3358 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rie Yoshida, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Yukihiro Hasegawa, Toshiro Nagai, Eiichi Kinoshita, Yoko Tanaka, Hirokazu Kanegane, Kenji Ohyama, Toshikazu Onishi, Kunihiko Hanew, Torayuki Okuyama, Reiko Horikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, and Tsutomu Ogata

Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase, Nonreceptor Type 11 Mutation Analysis and Clinical Assessment in 45 Patients with Noonan Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3359-3364 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Misa Imaizumi, Masazumi Akahoshi, Shinichiro Ichimaru, Eiji Nakashima, Ayumi Hida, Midori Soda, Toshiro Usa, Kiyoto Ashizawa, Naokata Yokoyama, Renju Maeda, Shigenobu Nagataki, and Katsumi Eguchi

Risk for Ischemic Heart Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Subclinical Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3365-3370 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Salenave, Blandine Gatta, Sylvie Pecheur, François San-Galli, André Visot, Pierre Lasjaunias, Patrick Roger, Jérôme Berge, Jacques Young, Antoine Tabarin, and Philippe Chanson

Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings Do Not Influence Surgical Outcome in Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Microadenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3371-3376 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyril Petibois, André Cassaigne, Henri Gin, and Gérard Déléris

Lipid Profile Disorders Induced by Long-Term Cessation of Physical Activity in Previously Highly Endurance-Trained Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3377-3384 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031311 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kerry J. Schulze, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily L. Germain-Lee, Sarah L. Booth, Amanda Leonard, and Beryl J. Rosenstein

Calcium Kinetics Are Altered in Clinically Stable Girls with Cystic Fibrosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3385-3391 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031879 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Ebeling, O. Vierimaa, S. Kytölä, J. Leisti, and P. I. Salmela

Effect of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) Gene Mutations on Premature Mortality in Familial MEN1 Syndrome with Founder Mutations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3392-3396 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivien S. Bonert, Janet D. Elashoff, Philip Barnett, and Shlomo Melmed

Body Mass Index Determines Evoked Growth Hormone (GH) Responsiveness in Normal Healthy Male Subjects: Diagnostic Caveat for Adult GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3397-3401 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032213 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Torlontano, Marco Attard, Umberto Crocetti, Salvatore Tumino, Rocco Bruno, Giuseppe Costante, Girolamo D’Azzò, Domenico Meringolo, Elisabetta Ferretti, Rosario Sacco, Franco Arturi, and Sebastiano Filetti

Follow-Up of Low Risk Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Role of Neck Ultrasonography in Detecting Lymph Node Metastases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3402-3407 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gemma Francisco, Cristina Hernández, Rosa Galard, and Rafael Simó

Usefulness of Homeostasis Model Assessment for Identifying Subjects at Risk for Hypoglycemia Failure during the Insulin Hypoglycemia Test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3408-3412 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Betea, A. R. Bradwell, T. C. Harvey, G. P. Mead, H. Schmidt-Gayk, B. Ghaye, A. F. Daly, and A. Beckers

Hormonal and Biochemical Normalization and Tumor Shrinkage Induced by Anti-Parathyroid Hormone Immunotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3413-3420 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031911 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth N. Pearce, Sam Pino, Xuemei He, Hamid R. Bazrafshan, Stephanie L. Lee, and Lewis E. Braverman

COMMENT:Sources of Dietary Iodine: Bread, Cows’ Milk, and Infant Formula in the Boston Area
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3421-3424 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

André Tchernof, Annie Desmeules, Christian Richard, Philippe Laberge, Marleen Daris, Jacques Mailloux, Caroline Rhéaume, and Pierre Dupont

Ovarian Hormone Status and Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3425-3430 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deirdre G. O’Donovan, Selena Doran, Christine Feinle-Bisset, Karen L. Jones, James H. Meyer, Judith M. Wishart, Howard A. Morris, and Michael Horowitz

Effect of Variations in Small Intestinal Glucose Delivery on Plasma Glucose, Insulin, and Incretin Hormones in Healthy Subjects and Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3431-3435 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0334 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. S. Lindsay, A.-G. Ziegler, B. A. Hamilton, A. A. Calder, F. D. Johnstone, and J. D. Walker

Type 1 Diabetes-Related Antibodies in the Fetal Circulation: Prevalence and Influence on Cord Insulin and Birth Weight in Offspring of Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3436-3439 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. A. McIntyre, R. Halse, S. J. Yeaman, and M. Walker

Cultured Muscle Cells from Insulin-Resistant Type 2 Diabetes Patients Have Impaired Insulin, but Normal 5-Amino-4-Imidazolecarboxamide Riboside-Stimulated, Glucose Uptake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3440-3448 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031919 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasumasa Iwasaki, Masato Asai, Masanori Yoshida, Takeshi Nigawara, Machiko Kambayashi, and Nobuo Nakashima

Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Inhibits Nuclear Factor-B-Dependent Transcription in Hepatocytes, Possibly through Antioxidant Effect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3449-3454 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga Gumieniak, Todd S. Perlstein, Paul N. Hopkins, Nancy J. Brown, Laine J. Murphey, Xavier Jeunemaitre, Norman K. Hollenberg, and Gordon H. Williams

Thyroid Function and Blood Pressure Homeostasis in Euthyroid Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3455-3461 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles E. Wood, Thomas C. Register, Mary S. Anthony, Nancy D. Kock, and J. Mark Cline

Breast and Uterine Effects of Soy Isoflavones and Conjugated Equine Estrogens in Postmenopausal Female Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3462-3468 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Dupré, Margaret T. Behme, and Thomas J. McDonald

Exendin-4 Normalized Postcibal Glycemic Excursions in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3469-3473 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Blomhoff, Benedicte A. Lie, Anne G. Myhre, E. Helen Kemp, Anthony P. Weetman, Hanne E. Akselsen, Eystein S. Huseby, and Dag E. Undlien

Polymorphisms in the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Gene Region Confer Susceptibility to Addison’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3474-3476 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031854 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Courtney P. Bond, Laura J. Parry, Chrishan S. Samuel, Helen M. Gehring, Fiona L. Lederman, Peter A. W. Rogers, and Roger J. Summers

Increased Expression of the Relaxin Receptor (LGR7) in Human Endometrium during the Secretory Phase of the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3477-3485 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030798 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, Cecilia Almazan, Kavitha Ramaswamy, Avichal Aggarwal, David B. Herzog, Gregory Neubauer, Jeffrey Breu, and Anne Klibanski

Hormonal and Body Composition Predictors of Soluble Leptin Receptor, Leptin, and Free Leptin Index in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa and Controls and Relation to Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3486-3495 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Iozzo, Anu K. Turpeinen, Teemu Takala, Vesa Oikonen, Jörgen Bergman, Tove Grönroos, Ele Ferrannini, Pirjo Nuutila, and Juhani Knuuti

Defective Liver Disposal of Free Fatty Acids in Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3496-3502 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zijuan Liu, Joy Falola, Xudong Zhu, Ying Gu, Lawrence T. Kim, George A. Sarosi, Thomas Anthony, and Fiemu E. Nwariaku

Antiproliferative Effects of Src Inhibition on Medullary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3503-3509 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031917 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

JungYoon Cho, Wankyu Park, SeungKi Lee, Woongshick Ahn, and YoungJoo Lee

Ginsenoside-Rb1 from Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Activates Estrogen Receptor- and -ß, Independent of Ligand Binding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3510-3515 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031823 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vladimir K. Bakalov, Margaret M. Cooley, Michael J. Quon, Mei Lin Luo, Jack A. Yanovski, Lawrence M. Nelson, Gail Sullivan, and Carolyn A. Bondy

Impaired Insulin Secretion in the Turner Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3516-3520 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Camilo Jimenez, Gerald T. Dang, Pamela N. Schultz, Adel El-Naggar, Suzanne Shapiro, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Douglas B. Evans, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, Robert F. Gagel, Gilbert J. Cote, and Ana O. Hoff

A Novel Point Mutation of the RET Protooncogene Involving the Second Intracellular Tyrosine Kinase Domain in a Family with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3521-3526 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing-xin Zhang, David C. Labaree, Gil Mor, and Richard B. Hochberg

Estrogen to Antiestrogen with a Single Methylene Group Resulting in an Unusual Steroidal Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3527-3535 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary Jane De Souza, Heather J. Leidy, Emma O’Donnell, Bill Lasley, and Nancy I. Williams

Fasting Ghrelin Levels in Physically Active Women: Relationship with Menstrual Disturbances and Metabolic Hormones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3536-3542 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis M. Scavo, Michael Karas, Malissa Murray, and Derek Leroith

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Stimulates Both Cell Growth and Lipogenesis during Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Adipocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3543-3553 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc van der Valk, Gideon Allick, Gerrit Jan Weverling, Johannes A. Romijn, Mariette T. Ackermans, Joep M. A. Lange, Berthe L. F. van Eck-Smit, Cornelis van Kuijk, Erik Endert, Hans P. Sauerwein, and Peter Reiss

Markedly Diminished Lipolysis and Partial Restoration of Glucose Metabolism, without Changes in Fat Distribution after Extended Discontinuation of Protease Inhibitors in Severe Lipodystrophic Human Immunodeficient Virus-1-Infected Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3554-3560 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030985 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Phy, Cheryl A. Conover, David H. Abbott, Michael A. Zschunke, David L. Walker, Donna R. Session, Ian S. Tummon, Alan R. Thornhill, Timothy G. Lesnick, and Daniel A. Dumesic

Insulin and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of Insulin Receptor Isoforms in Ovarian Follicles from Nonhirsute Ovulatory Women and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3561-3566 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eini Nikander, Aila Tiitinen, Kalevi Laitinen, Matti Tikkanen, and Olavi Ylikorkala

Effects of Isolated Isoflavonoids on Lipids, Lipoproteins, Insulin Sensitivity, and Ghrelin in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3567-3572 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher Bell, Danielle S. Day, Pamela P. Jones, Demetra D. Christou, Darby S. Petitt, Kris Osterberg, Christopher L. Melby, and Douglas R. Seals

High Energy Flux Mediates the Tonically Augmented ß-Adrenergic Support of Resting Metabolic Rate in Habitually Exercising Older Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3573-3578 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rossella Elisei, Barbara Cosci, Cristina Romei, Valeria Bottici, Mariangela Sculli, Riccardo Lari, Roberto Barale, Furio Pacini, and Aldo Pinchera

RET Exon 11 (G691S) Polymorphism Is Significantly More Frequent in Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Than in the General Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3579-3584 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031898 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melinda T. Coughlan, Michael Permezel, Harry M. Georgiou, and Gregory E. Rice

Repression of Oxidant-Induced Nuclear Factor-B Activity Mediates Placental Cytokine Responses in Gestational Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3585-3594 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031953 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murat Bastepe, Annick Raas-Rothschild, Justin Silver, Irit Weissman, Shlomo Wientroub, Harald Jüppner, and David Gillis

A Form of Jansen’s Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia with Limited Metabolic and Skeletal Abnormalities Is Caused by a Novel Activating Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3595-3600 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emma Carlsson, Jenny Fredriksson, Leif Groop, and Martin Ridderstråle

Variation in the Calpain-10 Gene Is Associated with Elevated Triglyceride Levels and Reduced Adipose Tissue Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Obese Swedish Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3601-3605 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Perticone, Angela Sciacqua, Angela Scozzafava, Giorgio Ventura, Emanuela Laratta, Arturo Pujia, Massimo Federici, Renato Lauro, and Giorgio Sesti

COMMENT:Impaired Endothelial Function in Never-Treated Hypertensive Subjects Carrying the Arg⁹⁷² Polymorphism in the Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3606-3609 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032161 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt A. Smith, Martin W. Schoen, and Charles A. Czeisler

COMMENT:Adaptation of Human Pineal Melatonin Suppression by Recent Photic History
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3610-3614 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Notice of Meeting—EuroConference on Cytokines in the Brain: Expression and Action of Cytokines in the Brain and Pathophysiology Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3172 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Review of Endocrinology: Diagnosis and Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3254 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Diabetes & Endocrinology in 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3401 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3615-3617 [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: 3618-3620 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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