MINIREVIEWS:

John W. Funder

Why Cardiovascular Endocrinology?
Endocrinology 2003 144: i [Full Text]  

Julie L. Lavoie and Curt D. Sigmund

Minireview: Overview of the Renin-Angiotensin System—An Endocrine and Paracrine System
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2179-2183, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nobuyuki Takahashi, John R. Hagaman, Hyung-Suk Kim, and Oliver Smithies

Minireview: Computer Simulations of Blood Pressure Regulation by the Renin-Angiotensin System
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2184-2190, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicky A. Cameron and Leigh J. Ellmers

Minireview: Natriuretic Peptides during Development of the Fetal Heart and Circulation
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2191-2194, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher J. Lyon, Ronald E. Law, and Willa A. Hsueh

Minireview: Adiposity, Inflammation, and Atherogenesis
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2195-2200, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0285 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chih-Hao Lee, Peter Olson, and Ronald M. Evans

Minireview: Lipid Metabolism, Metabolic Diseases, and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2201-2207, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William F. Young, Jr.

Minireview: Primary Aldosteronism—Changing Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2208-2213, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0279 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS & VIEWS:

Fuller Bazer

The Endocrinology and Physiology of Parturition: Understanding the Process through Mining Genome Databases
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2253, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0193 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pirkko Härkönen

Paracrine Prolactin May Cause Prostatic Problems
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2266-2268, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0354 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

L. A. Fitzpatrick, R. T. Turner, and E. R. Ritman

Endochondral Bone Formation in the Heart: A Possible Mechanism of Coronary Calcification
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2214-2219, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takeshi Horio, Takeshi Tokudome, Toshiyuki Maki, Fumiki Yoshihara, Shin-ichi Suga, Toshio Nishikimi, Masayasu Kojima, Yuhei Kawano, and Kenji Kangawa

Gene Expression, Secretion, and Autocrine Action of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Cultured Adult Rat Cardiac Fibroblasts
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2279-2284, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bhuvaneshwari Madhappan, Duraisamy Kempuraj, Spyridon Christodoulou, Stavros Tsapikidis, William Boucher, Vasilis Karagiannis, Achilles Athanassiou, and Theoharis C. Theoharides

High Levels of Intrauterine Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Urocortin, Tryptase, and Interleukin-8 in Spontaneous Abortions
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2285-2290, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Tung H. Ngo, R. James Barnard, Pak-Shan Leung, Pinchas Cohen, and William J. Aronson

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF Binding Protein-1 Modulate Prostate Cancer Cell Growth and Apoptosis: Possible Mediators for the Effects of Diet and Exercise on Cancer Cell Survival
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2319-2324, doi:10.1210/en.2003-221028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luca Grumolato, Abdel G. Elkahloun, Hafida Ghzili, David Alexandre, Cédric Coulouarn, Laurent Yon, Jean-Philippe Salier, Lee E. Eiden, Alain Fournier, Hubert Vaudry, and Youssef Anouar

Microarray and Suppression Subtractive Hybridization Analyses of Gene Expression in Pheochromocytoma Cells Reveal Pleiotropic Effects of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide on Cell Proliferation, Survival, and Adhesion
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2368-2379, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Catherine L. Rivier, Dimitri E. Grigoriadis, and Jean E. Rivier

Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors Type 1 and 2 in Modulating the Rat Adrenocorticotropin Response to Stressors
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2396-2403, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. D. Neumann, O. J. Bosch, N. Toschi, L. Torner, and A. J. Douglas

No Stress Response of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Parturient Rats: Lack of Involvement of Brain Oxytocin
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2473-2479, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracy L. Bale, Keith R. Anderson, Amanda J. Roberts, Kuo-Fen Lee, Tim R. Nagy, and Wylie W. Vale

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-2-Deficient Mice Display Abnormal Homeostatic Responses to Challenges of Increased Dietary Fat and Cold
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2580-2587, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

José Miguel Cerdá-Reverter, Aneta Ringholm, Helgi Birgir Schiöth, and Richard Ector Peter

Molecular Cloning, Pharmacological Characterization, and Brain Mapping of the Melanocortin 4 Receptor in the Goldfish: Involvement in the Control of Food Intake
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2336-2349, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0213 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wenzhen Duan, Zhihong Guo, Haiyang Jiang, Melvin Ware, and Mark P. Mattson

Reversal of Behavioral and Metabolic Abnormalities, and Insulin Resistance Syndrome, by Dietary Restriction in Mice Deficient in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2446-2453, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Yukiko Yajima, Mayumi Sato, Michihiro Sumida, and Seiichi Kawashima

Mechanism of Adult Primitive Mesenchymal ST-13 Preadipocyte Differentiation
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2559-2565, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENETICS/GENOMICS:

Stéphanie Migrenne, Chrystèle Racine, Florian Guillou, and René Habert

Pituitary Hormones Inhibit the Function and Differentiation of Fetal Sertoli Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2617-2622, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-SOMATOSTATIN-GH:

Raoul P. A. Rooman, Gilliam Kuijpers, Ria Gresnigt, Ruud Bloemen, Johanna G. Koster, and Sylvia C. van Buul-Offers

Dexamethasone Differentially Inhibits Thyroxine- or Growth Hormone-Induced Body and Organ Growth of Snell Dwarf Mice
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2553-2558, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Balthasar, P.-F. Mery, C. B. Magoulas, K. E. Mathers, A. Martin, P. Mollard, and I. C. A. F. Robinson

Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Neurons in GHRH-Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein Transgenic Mice: A Ventral Hypothalamic Network
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2728-2740, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

K. Sakai and D. R. Clemmons

Glucosamine Induces Resistance to Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and Insulin in Hep G2 Cell Cultures: Biological Significance of IGF-I/Insulin Hybrid Receptors
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2388-2395, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony Noble, Chris Towne, Lisa Chopin, David Leavesley, and Zee Upton

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II Bound to Vitronectin Enhances MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Migration
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2417-2424, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Moralez, Walker H. Busby, Jr., and David Clemmons

Control of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-5 Protease Synthesis and Secretion by Human Fibroblasts and Porcine Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2489-2495, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220896 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer LeCouter, Rui Lin, Gretchen Frantz, Zemin Zhang, Kenneth Hillan, and Napoleone Ferrara

Mouse Endocrine Gland-Derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: A Distinct Expression Pattern from Its Human Ortholog Suggests Different Roles as a Regulator of Organ-Specific Angiogenesis
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2606-2616, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Silvio Zaina, Linda Pettersson, Anne Bloch Thomsen, Chun-Ming Chai, Zhongquan Qi, Johan Thyberg, and Jan Nilsson

Shortened Life Span, Bradycardia, and Hypotension in Mice with Targeted Expression of an Igf2 Transgene in Smooth Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2695-2703, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220944 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES MELLITUS:

Robert Gros, Xiaomang You, Laurie L. Baggio, M. Golam Kabir, Al Muktafi Sadi, Imran N. Mungrue, Thomas G. Parker, Qingling Huang, Daniel J. Drucker, and Mansoor Husain

Cardiac Function in Mice Lacking the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2242-2252, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederick G. Hamel, Jennifer L. Upward, and Robert G. Bennett

In Vitro Inhibition of Insulin-Degrading Enzyme by Long-Chain Fatty Acids and Their Coenzyme A Thioesters
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2404-2408, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maryline Paris, Catherine Bernard-Kargar, Marie-France Berthault, Luc Bouwens, and Alain Ktorza

Specific and Combined Effects of Insulin and Glucose on Functional Pancreatic ß-Cell Mass in Vivo in Adult Rats
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2717-2727, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Zsuzsanna Gáborik, Gowraganahalli Jagadeesh, Meng Zhang, András Spät, Kevin J. Catt, and László Hunyady

The Role of a Conserved Region of the Second Intracellular Loop in AT₁ Angiotensin Receptor Activation and Signaling
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2220-2228, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazunori Kageyama and Toshihiro Suda

Urocortin-Related Peptides Increase Interleukin-6 Output via Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Dependent Pathways in A7r5 Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2234-2241, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroaki Iwasaki, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Toru Sugiyama, and Yukio Hirata

Activation of Cell Adhesion Kinase ß by Mechanical Stretch in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2304-2310, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220939 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel J. Haisenleder, Heather A. Ferris, and Margaret A. Shupnik

The Calcium Component of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Stimulated Luteinizing Hormone Subunit Gene Transcription Is Mediated by Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2409-2416, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xuefeng Li, Edward M. Schwarz, Michael J. Zuscik, Randy N. Rosier, Andreia M. Ionescu, J. Edward Puzas, Hicham Drissi, Tzong-Jen Sheu, and Regis J. O’Keefe

Retinoic Acid Stimulates Chondrocyte Differentiation and Enhances Bone Morphogenetic Protein Effects through Induction of Smad1 and Smad5
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2514-2523, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220969 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroko Sekimoto and Charlotte M. Boney

C-Terminal Src Kinase (CSK) Modulates Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Signaling through Src in 3T3-L1 Differentiation
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2546-2552, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshinao Katsu, Dennis B. Lubahn, and Taisen Iguchi

Expression of a Novel C-Type Lectin in the Mouse Vagina
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2597-2605, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Rose C. Mantella, Regis R. Vollmer, Xia Li, and Janet A. Amico

Female Oxytocin-Deficient Mice Display Enhanced Anxiety-Related Behavior
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2291-2296, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0197 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph L. Nuñez and Margaret M. McCarthy

Estradiol Exacerbates Hippocampal Damage in a Model of Preterm Infant Brain Injury
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2350-2359, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220840 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Mouihate and Q. J. Pittman

Neuroimmune Response to Endogenous and Exogenous Pyrogens Is Differently Modulated by Sex Steroids
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2454-2460, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Laure Garidou, Elena Diaz, Christiane Calgari, Paul Pévet, and Valérie Simonneaux

Transcription Factors May Frame Aa-nat Gene Expression and Melatonin Synthesis at Night in the Syrian Hamster Pineal Gland
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2461-2472, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satoshi Kumano, Hirokazu Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Takatsu, Jiro Noguchi, Chieko Kitada, and Tetsuya Ohtaki

Changes in Hypothalamic Expression Levels of Galanin-Like Peptide in Rat and Mouse Models Support That It Is a Leptin-Target Peptide
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2634-2643, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clara M. Cheng, Brandon Kelley, Jie Wang, David Strauss, Douglas A. Eagles, and Carolyn A. Bondy

A Ketogenic Diet Increases Brain Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor and Glucose Transporter Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2676-2682, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takayuki Masaki, Seiichi Chiba, Go Yoshimichi, Tohru Yasuda, Hitoshi Noguchi, Tetsuya Kakuma, Toshiie Sakata, and Hironobu Yoshimatsu

Neuronal Histamine Regulates Food Intake, Adiposity, and Uncoupling Protein Expression in Agouti Yellow (A^y/a) Obese Mice
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2741-2748, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0031 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

M. Hömme, C. P. Schmitt, R. Himmele, G. F. Hoffmann, O. Mehls, and F. Schaefer

Vitamin D and Dexamethasone Inversely Regulate Parathyroid Hormone-Induced Regulator of G Protein Signaling-2 Expression in Osteoblast-Like Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2496-2504, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne M. Delany, Ivo Kalajzic, Amy D. Bradshaw, E. Helene Sage, and Ernesto Canalis

Osteonectin-Null Mutation Compromises Osteoblast Formation, Maturation, and Survival
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2588-2596, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Yan Cai, Tiane Dai, Yan Ao, Tamiko Konishi, Kuang-Hsiang Chuang, Yanhe Lue, Chawnshang Chang, and Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan

Cytochrome P450 Genes Are Differentially Expressed in Female and Male Hepatocyte Retinoid X Receptor -Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2311-2318, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shaheen Khan, Maen Abdelrahim, Ismael Samudio, and Stephen Safe

Estrogen Receptor/Sp1 Complexes Are Required for Induction of cad Gene Expression by 17ß-Estradiol in Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2325-2335, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tina R. Hubler, Wesley B. Denny, Donna L. Valentine, Joyce Cheung-Flynn, David F. Smith, and Jonathan G. Scammell

The FK506-Binding Immunophilin FKBP51 Is Transcriptionally Regulated by Progestin and Attenuates Progestin Responsiveness
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2380-2387, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary Beth Martin, Ronald Reiter, Trung Pham, Yaniris R. Avellanet, Johanna Camara, Michael Lahm, Elisabeth Pentecost, Kiran Pratap, Brent A. Gilmore, Shailaja Divekar, Ross S. Dagata, Jaime L. Bull, and Adriana Stoica

Estrogen-Like Activity of Metals in Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2425-2436, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qian Wu, Susan Sucheta, Salman Azhar, and K. M. J. Menon

Lipoprotein Enhancement of Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cell Steroidogenesis: Relative Contribution of Scavenger Receptor Class B (Type I) and Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate- Binding Cassette (Type A1) Transporter in High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Transport and Androgen Synthesis
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2437-2445, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. J. van den Hurk, D. T. W. M. Ouwens, W. J. J. M. Scheenen, V. Limburg, H. Gellekink, M. Bai, E. W. Roubos, and B. G. Jenks

Expression and Characterization of the Extracellular Ca²⁺-Sensing Receptor in Melanotrope Cells of Xenopus laevis
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2524-2533, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Sciacca, Marco Prisco, An Wu, Antonino Belfiore, Riccardo Vigneri, and Renato Baserga

Signaling Differences from the A and B Isoforms of the Insulin Receptor (IR) in 32D Cells in the Presence or Absence of IR Substrate-1
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2650-2658, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elise Saunier, Fariel Dif, Paul A. Kelly, and Marc Edery

Targeted Expression of the Dominant-Negative Prolactin Receptor in the Mammary Gland of Transgenic Mice Results in Impaired Lactation
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2669-2675, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Kerr Whitfield, Hope T. L. Dang, Samuel F. Schluter, Ralph M. Bernstein, Tara Bunag, Lori A. Manzon, Grace Hsieh, Carlos Encinas Dominguez, John H. Youson, Mark R. Haussler, and John J. Marchalonis

Cloning of a Functional Vitamin D Receptor from the Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), an Ancient Vertebrate Lacking a Calcified Skeleton and Teeth
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2704-2716, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Helmy M. Siragy, Alaa Awad, Peter Abadir, and Randy Webb

The Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Mediates Renal Interstitial Content of Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Diabetic Rats
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2229-2233, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline Girard, Olivier Barbier, Guy Veilleux, Mohamed El-Alfy, and Alain Bélanger

Human Uridine Diphosphate-Glucuronosyltransferase UGT2B7 Conjugates Mineralocorticoid and Glucocorticoid Metabolites
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2659-2668, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Milena Girotti and Hans H. Zingg

Gene Expression Profiling of Rat Uterus at Different Stages of Parturition
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2254-2265, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0196 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Jon Kindblom, Karin Dillner, Lena Sahlin, Fiona Robertson, Christopher Ormandy, Jan Törnell, and Håkan Wennbo

Prostate Hyperplasia in a Transgenic Mouse with Prostate-Specific Expression of Prolactin
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2269-2278, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CheMyong Ko, Nicole A. Grieshaber, Inhae Ji, and Tae H. Ji

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Suppresses Cytosolic 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine-Binding Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Rat Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2360-2367, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Kusakabe, Ikumi Nakamura, and Graham Young

11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Rainbow Trout: Cloning, Sites of Expression, and Seasonal Changes in Gonads
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2534-2545, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220446 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabine Heger, Marianne Seney, Elizabeth Bless, Gerald A. Schwarting, Marie Bilger, Alison Mungenast, Sergio R. Ojeda, and Stuart A. Tobet

Overexpression of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase-67 (GAD-67) in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons Disrupts Migratory Fate and Female Reproductive Function in Mice
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2566-2579, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiro Kawamura, Naoki Sato, Jun Fukuda, Hideya Kodama, Jin Kumagai, Hideo Tanikawa, Akira Nakamura, Yoko Honda, Toshiharu Sato, and Toshinobu Tanaka

Ghrelin Inhibits the Development of Mouse Preimplantation Embryos in Vitro
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2623-2633, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. V. Lee, P. Zhang, M. Ivanova, S. Bonnette, S. Oesterreich, J. M. Rosen, S. Grimm, R. C. Hovey, B. K. Vonderhaar, C. R. Kahn, D. Torres, J. George, S. Mohsin, D. C. Allred, and D. L. Hadsell

Developmental and Hormonal Signals Dramatically Alter the Localization and Abundance of Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins in the Mammary Gland
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2683-2694, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Maria Moreno, Elena Silvestri, Assunta Lombardi, Theo J. Visser, Fernando Goglia, and Antonia Lanni

Identification of 3,5-Diiodo-L-Thyronine-Binding Proteins in Rat Liver Cytosol by Photoaffinity Labeling
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2297-2303, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0174 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seicho Makihira, Weiqun Yan, Hiroshi Murakami, Masae Furukawa, Toshihisa Kawai, Hiroki Nikawa, Eri Yoshida, Taizo Hamada, Yasunori Okada, and Yukio Kato

Thyroid Hormone Enhances Aggrecanase-2/ADAM-TS5 Expression and Proteoglycan Degradation in Growth Plate Cartilage
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2480-2488, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George G. J. M. Kuiper, Willem Klootwijk, and Theo J. Visser

Substitution of Cysteine for Selenocysteine in the Catalytic Center of Type III Iodothyronine Deiodinase Reduces Catalytic Efficiency and Alters Substrate Preference
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2505-2513, doi:10.1210/en.2003-0084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reigh-Yi Lin, Atsushi Kubo, Gordon M. Keller, and Terry F. Davies

Committing Embryonic Stem Cells to Differentiate into Thyrocyte-Like Cells in Vitro
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2644-2649, doi:10.1210/en.2002-0122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

NOTICE TO AUTHORS
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2318 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2749-2751 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
Endocrinology 2003 144: 2752-2754 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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