NEWS & VIEWS:

David M. Harlan

Gene-Altered Islets for Transplant: Giant Leap or Small Step?
Endocrinology 2004 145: 463-466, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1392 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John A. Morris, Kyle L. Gobrogge, Cynthia L. Jordan, and S. Marc Breedlove

Brain Aromatase: Dyed-in-the-Wool Homosexuality
Endocrinology 2004 145: 475-477, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1461 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William B. Kinlaw and Bryan Marsh

Adiponectin and HIV-Lipodystrophy: Taking HAART
Endocrinology 2004 145: 484-486, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1513 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Seong-Kyu Han, Martin G. Todman, and Allan E. Herbison

Endogenous GABA Release Inhibits the Firing of Adult Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons
Endocrinology 2004 145: 495-499; first published November 14 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1333 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

CANCER:

Alexandra Berger, Roland Lang, Kerstin Moritz, Radmila Santic, Anton Hermann, Wolfgang Sperl, and Barbara Kofler

Galanin Receptor Subtype GalR2 Mediates Apoptosis in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 500-507; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Caisheng Ye, Chong Feng, Shenming Wang, Kent Z. Q. Wang, Nancy Huang, Xiaoning Liu, Yongjie Lin, and Mengfeng Li

sFlt-1 Gene Therapy of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma
Endocrinology 2004 145: 817-822; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Pierre Val, Christelle Aigueperse, Bruno Ragazzon, Georges Veyssière, Anne-Marie Lefrançois-Martinez, and Antoine Martinez

Adrenocorticotropin/3',5'-Cyclic AMP-Mediated Transcription of the Scavenger akr1-b7 Gene in Adrenocortical Cells Is Dependent on Three Functionally Distinct Steroidogenic Factor-1-Responsive Elements
Endocrinology 2004 145: 508-518; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Virginie Laurent, Lisa Jaubert-Miazza, Roxane Desjardins, Robert Day, and Iris Lindberg

Biosynthesis of Proopiomelanocortin-Derived Peptides in Prohormone Convertase 2 and 7B2 Null Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 519-528; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0829 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Alan G. Watts, Susan Tanimura, and Graciela Sanchez-Watts

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Arginine Vasopressin Gene Transcription in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus of Unstressed Rats: Daily Rhythms and Their Interactions with Corticosterone
Endocrinology 2004 145: 529-540; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mabrouka Doghman, Philippe Delagrange, Antonine Blondet, Marie-Claude Berthelon, Philippe Durand, Danielle Naville, and Martine Bégeot

Agouti-Related Protein Antagonizes Glucocorticoid Production Induced through Melanocortin 4 Receptor Activation in Bovine Adrenal Cells: A Possible Autocrine Control
Endocrinology 2004 145: 541-547; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Aimin Xu, Shinan Yin, LaiChing Wong, Kok Weng Chan, and Karen S. L. Lam

Adiponectin Ameliorates Dyslipidemia Induced by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitor Ritonavir in Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 487-494; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Glen L. Kelley, Geoffrey Allan, and Salman Azhar

High Dietary Fructose Induces a Hepatic Stress Response Resulting in Cholesterol and Lipid Dysregulation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 548-555; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Staci D. Bilbo and Randy J. Nelson

Photoperiod Influences the Effects of Exercise and Food Restriction on an Antigen-Specific Immune Response in Siberian Hamsters
Endocrinology 2004 145: 556-564; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1035 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kathleen M. Ogilvie, Régis Saladin, Tim R. Nagy, Mary S. Urcan, Richard A. Heyman, and Mark D. Leibowitz

Activation of the Retinoid X Receptor Suppresses Appetite in the Rat
Endocrinology 2004 145: 565-573; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Peilin Chen and M. Susan Smith

Regulation of Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression during Lactation: Role of Prolactin
Endocrinology 2004 145: 823-829; first published November 14 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xiao Qiu Xiao, Kevin L. Grove, Bernadette E. Grayson, and M. Susan Smith

Inhibition of Uncoupling Protein Expression during Lactation: Role of Leptin
Endocrinology 2004 145: 830-838; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0836 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Noriatsu Shigemura, Rie Ohta, Yuko Kusakabe, Hirohito Miura, Akihiro Hino, Kiyoshi Koyano, Kiyohito Nakashima, and Yuzo Ninomiya

Leptin Modulates Behavioral Responses to Sweet Substances by Influencing Peripheral Taste Structures
Endocrinology 2004 145: 839-847; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Victor A. B. Drover and Luis B. Agellon

Regulation of the Human Cholesterol 7-Hydroxylase Gene (CYP7A1) by Thyroid Hormone in Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 574-581; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0993 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Venkataraman Sriraman and JoAnne S. Richards

Cathepsin L Gene Expression and Promoter Activation in Rodent Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 582-591; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0963 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Benson T. Akingbemi, Chantal M. Sottas, Anna I. Koulova, Gary R. Klinefelter, and Matthew P. Hardy

Inhibition of Testicular Steroidogenesis by the Xenoestrogen Bisphenol A Is Associated with Reduced Pituitary Luteinizing Hormone Secretion and Decreased Steroidogenic Enzyme Gene Expression in Rat Leydig Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 592-603; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1174 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

M. Heim, O. Frank, G. Kampmann, N. Sochocky, T. Pennimpede, P. Fuchs, W. Hunziker, P. Weber, I. Martin, and I. Bendik

The Phytoestrogen Genistein Enhances Osteogenesis and Represses Adipogenic Differentiation of Human Primary Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 848-859; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GRH-SOMATOSTATIN-GH:

Ming Yan, Margaret E. E. Jones, Maria Hernandez, Dongling Liu, Evan R. Simpson, and Chen Chen

Functional Modification of Pituitary Somatotropes in the Aromatase Knockout Mouse and the Effect of Estrogen Replacement
Endocrinology 2004 145: 604-612; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Jayoung Kim, Rosalyn M. Adam, Keith R. Solomon, and Michael R. Freeman

Involvement of Cholesterol-Rich Lipid Rafts in Interleukin-6-Induced Neuroendocrine Differentiation of LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 613-619; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

John L. Fowlkes, Delila M. Serra, R. Clay Bunn, Kathryn M. Thrailkill, Jan J. Enghild, and Hideaki Nagase

Regulation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I Action by Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Involves Selective Disruption of IGF-I/IGF-Binding Protein-3 Complexes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 620-626; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Wei Chen, Konstantin V. Salojin, Qing-Sheng Mi, Marsha Grattan, T. Craig Meagher, Peter Zucker, and Terry L. Delovitch

Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I/IGF-Binding Protein-3 Complex: Therapeutic Efficacy and Mechanism of Protection against Type 1 Diabetes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 627-638; first published November 14 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jiro Suzuki, Fumio Otsuka, Kenichi Inagaki, Masaya Takeda, Toshio Ogura, and Hirofumi Makino

Novel Action of Activin and Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Regulating Aldosterone Production by Human Adrenocortical Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 639-649; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christos Tikellis, Mark E. Cooper, Stephen. M. Twigg, Wendy C. Burns, and Mary Tolcos

Connective Tissue Growth Factor Is Up-Regulated in the Diabetic Retina: Amelioration by Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition
Endocrinology 2004 145: 860-866; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0967 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rula A. Abbud, Robert Kelleher, and Shlomo Melmed

Cell-Specific Pituitary Gene Expression Profiles after Treatment with Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Reveal Novel Modulators for Proopiomelanocortin Expression
Endocrinology 2004 145: 867-880; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES MELLITUS:

Juan Carlos Lopez-Talavera, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, Ian Sipula, Karen K. Takane, Irene Cozar-Castellano, and Andrew F. Stewart

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Islets in Diabetes: Reducing the Minimal Islet Transplant Mass Required in a Glucocorticoid-Free Rat Model of Allogeneic Portal Vein Islet Transplantation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 467-474; first published October 9 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Chaodong Wu, David A. Okar, Angela K. Stoeckman, Li-Jen Peng, Amy H. Herrera, Julio E. Herrera, Howard C. Towle, and Alex J. Lange

A Potential Role for Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate in the Stimulation of Hepatic Glucokinase Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2004 145: 650-658; first published November 14 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1290 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Guiyun Wang, Andrew B. Leiter, Ella W. Englander, and George H. Greeley, Jr.

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Increases Rat Peptide YY Promoter Activity through Sp1 Binding Sites
Endocrinology 2004 145: 659-666; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0770 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Arnaud Merglen, Sten Theander, Blanca Rubi, Gaelle Chaffard, Claes B. Wollheim, and Pierre Maechler

Glucose Sensitivity and Metabolism-Secretion Coupling Studied during Two-Year Continuous Culture in INS-1E Insulinoma Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 667-678; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Esther Rodríguez, Nieves Pulido, Remedios Romero, Francisco Arrieta, Aranzazu Panadero, and Adela Rovira

Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Activation Is Required for Sulfonylurea Stimulation of Glucose Transport in Rat Skeletal Muscle
Endocrinology 2004 145: 679-685; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0755 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hosana Barata, Michael Thompson, Weronika Zielinska, Young S. Han, Carlos B. Mantilla, Yedatore S. Prakash, Simone Feitoza, Gary Sieck, and Eduardo N. Chini

The Role of Cyclic-ADP-Ribose-Signaling Pathway in Oxytocin-Induced Ca²⁺ Transients in Human Myometrium Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 881-889; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0774 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Emmanouil Karteris, Edward W. Hillhouse, and Dimitris Grammatopoulos

Urocortin II Is Expressed in Human Pregnant Myometrial Cells and Regulates Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation: Potential Role of the Type-2 Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor in the Control of Myometrial Contractility
Endocrinology 2004 145: 890-900; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Charles E. Roselli, Kay Larkin, John A. Resko, John N. Stellflug, and Fred Stormshak

The Volume of a Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus in the Ovine Medial Preoptic Area/Anterior Hypothalamus Varies with Sexual Partner Preference
Endocrinology 2004 145: 478-483; first published October 2 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Alexander S. Kauffman and Emilie F. Rissman

The Evolutionarily Conserved Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone II Modifies Food Intake
Endocrinology 2004 145: 686-691; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kellie M. Breen and Fred J. Karsch

Does Cortisol Inhibit Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion at the Hypothalamic or Pituitary Level?
Endocrinology 2004 145: 692-698; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Wataru Kishimoto, Toyoko Hiroi, Masakazu Shiraishi, Mayuko Osada, Susumu Imaoka, Shiro Kominami, Takashi Igarashi, and Yoshihiko Funae

Cytochrome P450 2D Catalyze Steroid 21-Hydroxylation in the Brain
Endocrinology 2004 145: 699-705; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kirti Chaturvedi and Dipak K. Sarkar

Involvement of Protein Kinase C-Dependent Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase p44/42 Signaling Pathway for Cross-Talk between Estradiol and Transforming Growth Factor-ß3 in Increasing Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Folliculostellate Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 706-715; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

George Vlotides, Kathrin Zitzmann, Sabine Hengge, Dieter Engelhardt, Gunter K. Stalla, and Christoph J. Auernhammer

Expression of Novel Neurotrophin-1/B-Cell Stimulating Factor-3 (NNT-1/BSF-3) in Murine Pituitary Folliculostellate TtT/GF Cells: Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Induced Stimulation of NNT-1/BSF-3 Is Mediated by Protein Kinase A, Protein Kinase C, and Extracellular-Signal-Regulated Kinase1/2 Pathways
Endocrinology 2004 145: 716-727; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0813 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Chun Xu, Xu-Zhi Xu, Craig S. Nunemaker, and Suzanne M. Moenter

Dose-Dependent Switch in Response of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Neurons to GnRH Mediated through the Type I GnRH Receptor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 728-735; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Tammy L. Dellovade and Istvan Merchenthaler

Estrogen Regulation of Neurokinin B Gene Expression in the Mouse Arcuate Nucleus Is Mediated by Estrogen Receptor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 736-742; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Asha Seth, Sarah Stanley, Preeti Jethwa, James Gardiner, Mohammad Ghatei, and Stephen Bloom

Galanin-Like Peptide Stimulates the Release of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Vitro and May Mediate the Effects of Leptin on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 743-750; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0873 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Fabian Hammer, Nathalie A. Compagnone, Jean-Louis Vigne, Susanna R. Bair, and Synthia H. Mellon

Transcriptional Regulation of P450scc Gene Expression in the Embryonic Rodent Nervous System
Endocrinology 2004 145: 901-912; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Xian Fan, Eileen Roy, Liping Zhu, Tamara C. Murphy, Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, C. Michael Hart, Clifford Rosen, Mark S. Nanes, and Janet Rubin

Nitric Oxide Regulates Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-B Ligand and Osteoprotegerin Expression in Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 751-759; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ulrike I. L. Mödder, Arunik Sanyal, Ann E. Kearns, Jean D. Sibonga, Eijun Nishihara, Jianming Xu, Bert W. O’Malley, Erik L. Ritman, B. Lawrence Riggs, Thomas C. Spelsberg, and Sundeep Khosla

Effects of Loss of Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 on the Skeletal Response to Estrogen in Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 913-921; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Lorin B. Sher, Henning W. Woitge, Douglas J. Adams, Gloria A. Gronowicz, Zygmunt Krozowski, John R. Harrison, and Barbara E. Kream

Transgenic Expression of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in Osteoblasts Reveals an Anabolic Role for Endogenous Glucocorticoids in Bone
Endocrinology 2004 145: 922-929; first published November 14 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0655 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

RECEPTORS:

Rachid Safi, Stéphanie Bertrand, Oriane Marchand, Marilyne Duffraisse, Amaury de Luze, Jean-Marc Vanacker, Marie Maraninchi, Alain Margotat, Barbara Demeneix, and Vincent Laudet

The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a Neotenic Amphibian, Expresses Functional Thyroid Hormone Receptors
Endocrinology 2004 145: 760-772; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jesus P. Camiña, Marcos C. Carreira, Said El Messari, Catherine Llorens-Cortes, Roy G. Smith, and Felipe F. Casanueva

Desensitization and Endocytosis Mechanisms of Ghrelin-Activated Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor 1a
Endocrinology 2004 145: 930-940; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0974 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Andrzej Slominski, Alexander Pisarchik, Desmond J. Tobin, Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz, and Jacobo Wortsman

Differential Expression of a Cutaneous Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone System
Endocrinology 2004 145: 941-950; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0851 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Anastasia S. Mihailidou, Mahidi Mardini, and John W. Funder

Rapid, Nongenomic Effects of Aldosterone in the Heart Mediated by Protein Kinase C
Endocrinology 2004 145: 773-780; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yuhao Li, Ichiro Kishimoto, Yoshihiko Saito, Masaki Harada, Koichiro Kuwahara, Takehiko Izumi, Ichiro Hamanaka, Nobuki Takahashi, Rika Kawakami, Keiji Tanimoto, Yasuaki Nakagawa, Michio Nakanishi, Yuichiro Adachi, David L. Garbers, Akiyoshi Fukamizu, and Kazuwa Nakao

Androgen Contributes to Gender-Related Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis in Mice Lacking the Gene Encoding Guanylyl Cyclase-A
Endocrinology 2004 145: 951-958; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0816 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Liying Zhang, Martin Charron, William W. Wright, Bandana Chatterjee, Chung S. Song, Arun K. Roy, and Terry R. Brown

Nuclear Factor-B Activates Transcription of the Androgen Receptor Gene in Sertoli Cells Isolated from Testes of Adult Rats
Endocrinology 2004 145: 781-789; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0987 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mohan Manikkam, Erica J. Crespi, Douglas D. Doop, Carol Herkimer, James S. Lee, Sunkyung Yu, Morton B. Brown, Douglas L. Foster, and Vasantha Padmanabhan

Fetal Programming: Prenatal Testosterone Excess Leads to Fetal Growth Retardation and Postnatal Catch-Up Growth in Sheep
Endocrinology 2004 145: 790-798; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Velen L. Nelson-DeGrave, Jessica K. Wickenheisser, Jennifer E. Cockrell, Jennifer R. Wood, Richard S. Legro, Jerome F. Strauss, III, and Jan M. McAllister

Valproate Potentiates Androgen Biosynthesis in Human Ovarian Theca Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 799-808; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0940 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Nicholas C. Zachos, Reinhart B. Billiar, Eugene D. Albrecht, and Gerald J. Pepe

Regulation of Oocyte Microvilli Development in the Baboon Fetal Ovary by Estrogen
Endocrinology 2004 145: 959-966; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kathy J. Austin, Amy L. Carr, James K. Pru, Carol E. Hearne, Evee L. George, E. Lee Belden, and Thomas R. Hansen

Localization of ISG15 and Conjugated Proteins in Bovine Endometrium Using Immunohistochemistry and Electron Microscopy
Endocrinology 2004 145: 967-975; first published October 16 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Holly R. Mason, Danielle Grove-Strawser, Beverly S. Rubin, Romana A. Nowak, and John J. Castellot, Jr.

Estrogen Induces CCN5 Expression in the Rat Uterus in Vivo
Endocrinology 2004 145: 976-982; first published November 6 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0823 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anne Granger, Valérie Ngô-Muller, Christian Bleux, Céline Guigon, Hanna Pincas, Solange Magre, Dominique Daegelen, Andrée Tixier-Vidal, Raymond Counis, and Jean-Noël Laverrière

The Promoter of the Rat Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene Directs the Expression of the Human Placental Alkaline Phosphatase Reporter Gene in Gonadotrope Cells in the Anterior Pituitary Gland as well as in Multiple Extrapituitary Tissues
Endocrinology 2004 145: 983-993; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0881 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Movie][Supplemental Movie] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

H. P. Ng, J. Paul Banga, and Annie W. C. Kung

Development of a Murine Model of Autoimmune Thyroiditis Induced with Homologous Mouse Thyroid Peroxidase
Endocrinology 2004 145: 809-816; first published October 30 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0656 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Bernard Contempré, Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, Jean-François Denef, Jacques Emile Dumont, and Marie-Christine Many

Thiocyanate Induces Cell Necrosis and Fibrosis in Selenium- and Iodine-Deficient Rat Thyroids: A Potential Experimental Model for Myxedematous Endemic Cretinism in Central Africa
Endocrinology 2004 145: 994-1002; first published September 18 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0886 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Surya P. Singh, David McDonald, Thomas J. Hope, and Bellur S. Prabhakar

Upon Thyrotropin Binding the Thyrotropin Receptor Is Internalized and Localized to Endosome
Endocrinology 2004 145: 1003-1010; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-1217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mónica Marazuela, Fernando Martín-Belmonte, María Angeles García-López, Juan F. Aranda, María C. de Marco, and Miguel A. Alonso

Expression and Distribution of MAL2, an Essential Element of the Machinery for Basolateral-to-Apical Transcytosis, in Human Thyroid Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 1011-1016; first published October 23 2003 as doi:10.1210/en.2003-0652 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

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