NEWS & VIEWS:

John W. Funder

Cardiac Synthesis of Aldosterone: Going, Going, Gone... ?
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4793-4795, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1057 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria F. Chacon Heszele and S. Russ Price

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: The Yin and Yang of Muscle Atrophy
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4803-4805, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1037 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Joseph-Bravo

Hypophysiotropic Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons as Transducers of Energy Homeostasis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4813-4815, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0979 [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Rajendra Kumar

Divide and Differentiate: Ghrelin Instructs the Leydig Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4822-4824, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1170 [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ananth Karumanchi and Yuval Bdolah

Hypoxia and sFlt-1 in Preeclampsia: The "Chicken-and-Egg" Question
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4835-4837, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1028 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Koji Murao, Hitomi Imachi, Wen M. Cao, Xiao Yu, Hiroshi Tokumitsu, Hiroyuki Inuzuka, Norman C. W. Wong, Margaret A. Shupnik, Ryoji Kobayashi, and Toshihiko Ishida

Role of Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Cascade in Thyrotropin (TSH)-Releasing Hormone Induction of TSH and Prolactin Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4846-4852, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Asako Miyazaki, Katsumi Taki, Kazuyasu Ohta, Kazutaka Haraguchi, Toshimasa Onaya, Toyoshi Endo, and Tetsuro Kobayashi

Adenovirus-Mediated Transfer of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 Induces Radioiodide Organification and Retention in Thyroid Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5397-5405, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0631 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Sean M. Smith, Joan M. Vaughan, Cynthia J. Donaldson, Jean Rivier, Chien Li, Alon Chen, and Wylie W. Vale

Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Activates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis through a Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-Dependent Mechanism
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5202-5209, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Heike Münzberg, Jeffrey S. Flier, and Christian Bjørbæk

Region-Specific Leptin Resistance within the Hypothalamus of Diet-Induced Obese Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4880-4889, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean H. Adams, Wesley B. Won, Susan E. Schonhoff, Andrew B. Leiter, and James R. Paterniti, Jr.

Effects of Peptide YY[3–36] on Short-Term Food Intake in Mice Are Not Affected by Prevailing Plasma Ghrelin Levels
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4967-4975, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juana Sánchez, Paula Oliver, Andreu Palou, and Catalina Picó

The Inhibition of Gastric Ghrelin Production by Food Intake in Rats Is Dependent on the Type of Macronutrient
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5049-5055, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shulamit Metzger, Samir Nusair, David Planer, Varda Barash, Orit Pappo, Joel Shilyansky, and Tova Chajek-Shaul

Inhibition of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis and Enhanced Glucose Uptake Contribute to the Development of Hypoglycemia in Mice Bearing Interleukin-1ß- Secreting Tumor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5150-5156, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wing May Kong, Niamh M. Martin, Kirsty L. Smith, James V. Gardiner, Ian P. Connoley, David A. Stephens, Waljit S. Dhillo, Mohammad A. Ghatei, Caroline J. Small, and Stephen R. Bloom

Triiodothyronine Stimulates Food Intake via the Hypothalamic Ventromedial Nucleus Independent of Changes in Energy Expenditure
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5252-5258, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao Qiu Xiao, Kevin L. Grove, and M. Susan Smith

Metabolic Adaptations in Skeletal Muscle during Lactation: Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Microarray and Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5344-5354, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0721 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric D. Bruder, Ping C. Lee, and Hershel Raff

Metabolic Consequences of Hypoxia from Birth and Dexamethasone Treatment in the Neonatal Rat: Comprehensive Hepatic Lipid and Fatty Acid Profiling
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5364-5372, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0582 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Carine De Vriese, Francoise Gregoire, Roger Lema-Kisoka, Magali Waelbroeck, Patrick Robberecht, and Christine Delporte

Ghrelin Degradation by Serum and Tissue Homogenates: Identification of the Cleavage Sites
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4997-5005, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0569 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shi Di and Jeffrey G. Tasker

Dehydration-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in Magnocellular Neurons of the Hypothalamic Supraoptic Nucleus
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5141-5149, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ten-Tsao Wong and Yonathan Zohar

Novel Expression of Gonadotropin Subunit Genes in Oocytes of the Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5210-5220, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0558 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moira K. O’Bryan, Lynda M. Foulds, James F. Cannon, Wendy R. Winnall, Julie A. Muir, Kim Sebire, A. Ian Smith, Hooi-Hong Keah, Milton T. W. Hearn, David M. de Kretser, and Mark P. Hedger

Identification of a Novel Apolipoprotein, ApoN, in Ovarian Follicular Fluid
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5231-5242, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0630 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Mischael Dehoux, Ronald Van Beneden, Nevi Pasko, Pascale Lause, Josiane Verniers, Louis Underwood, Jean-Marie Ketelslegers, and Jean-Paul Thissen

Role of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Decline in the Induction of Atrogin-1/MAFbx during Fasting and Diabetes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4806-4812, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoko Kagiwada, Dai Chida, Tomoya Sakatani, Masahide Asano, Aya Nambu, Shigeru Kakuta, and Yoichiro Iwakura

Interleukin (IL)-6, But Not IL-1, Induction in the Brain Downstream of Cyclooxygenase-2 Is Essential for the Induction of Febrile Response against Peripheral IL-1
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5044-5048, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Christian Johansson, Arne Yndestad, Jorrit M. Enserink, Anne H. Ree, Pål Aukrust, and Kjetil Taskén

The Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor Amphiregulin Is Strongly Induced by the Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Pathway in Various Cell Types
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5177-5184, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES MELLITUS:

Patrick T. Fueger, Holli S. Hess, Deanna P. Bracy, R. Richard Pencek, Kelly A. Posey, Maureen J. Charron, and David H. Wasserman

Regulation of Insulin-Stimulated Muscle Glucose Uptake in the Conscious Mouse: Role of Glucose Transport Is Dependent on Glucose Phosphorylation Capacity
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4912-4916, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huafei Lu, Markos Raptis, Elena Black, Maria Stan, Salomon Amar, and Dana T. Graves

Influence of Diabetes on the Exacerbation of an Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Tissue
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4934-4939, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Pinent, M. Blay, M. C. Bladé, M. J. Salvadó, L. Arola, and A. Ardévol

Grape Seed-Derived Procyanidins Have an Antihyperglycemic Effect in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats and Insulinomimetic Activity in Insulin-Sensitive Cell Lines
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4985-4990, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0764 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary F. Lewis, Mark Naples, Kristine Uffelman, Nathalie Leung, Linda Szeto, and Khosrow Adeli

Intestinal Lipoprotein Production Is Stimulated by an Acute Elevation of Plasma Free Fatty Acids in the Fasting State: Studies in Insulin-Resistant and Insulin-Sensitized Syrian Golden Hamsters
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5006-5012, doi:10.1210/en.2003-1559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilham Kharroubi, Laurence Ladrière, Alessandra K. Cardozo, Zeynep Dogusan, Miriam Cnop, and Décio L. Eizirik

Free Fatty Acids and Cytokines Induce Pancreatic ß-Cell Apoptosis by Different Mechanisms: Role of Nuclear Factor-B and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5087-5096, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrienne C. Paterson, Sharon M. Lockhart, Josephine Baker, Greg Neumann, Graham S. Baldwin, and Arthur Shulkes

Identity and Regulation of Stored and Secreted Progastrin-Derived Peptides in Sheep
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5129-5140, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0912 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuchen Ma, Balazs Toth, Adam B. Keeton, LaWanda T. Holland, Irshad H. Chaudry, and Joseph L. Messina

Mechanisms of Hemorrhage-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance: Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5168-5176, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0524 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias Z. Strowski, Zhihua Li, Deborah Szalkowski, Xiaolan Shen, Xiao-Ming Guan, Stefan Jüttner, David E. Moller, and Bei B. Zhang

Small-Molecule Insulin Mimetic Reduces Hyperglycemia and Obesity in a Nongenetic Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5259-5268, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert C. Cooksey, Hani A. Jouihan, Richard S. Ajioka, Mark W. Hazel, Deborah L. Jones, James P. Kushner, and Donald A. McClain

Oxidative Stress, ß-Cell Apoptosis, and Decreased Insulin Secretory Capacity in Mouse Models of Hemochromatosis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5305-5312, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Diego Sbrissa, Ognian C. Ikonomov, Jana Strakova, and Assia Shisheva

Role for a Novel Signaling Intermediate, Phosphatidylinositol 5-Phosphate, in Insulin-Regulated F-Actin Stress Fiber Breakdown and GLUT4 Translocation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4853-4865, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0489 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katrin Fricke, Aleksandra Heitland, and Erik Maronde

Cooperative Activation of Lipolysis by Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C Pathways in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4940-4947, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0803 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ami Kuribayashi, Keiko Kataoka, Tohru Kurabayashi, and Masahiko Miura

Evidence that Basal Activity, But Not Transactivation, of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Is Required for Insulin-like Growth Factor I-Induced Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase in Oral Carcinoma Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4976-4984, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicki Tiffin, Saleh Adi, David Stokoe, Nan-Yan Wu, and Stephen M. Rosenthal

Akt Phosphorylation Is Not Sufficient for Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Stimulated Myogenin Expression but Must Be Accompanied by Down-Regulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Phosphorylation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4991-4996, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Meghan M. Taylor and Willis K. Samson

A Possible Mechanism for the Action of Adrenomedullin in Brain to Stimulate Stress Hormone Secretion
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4890-4896, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0806 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Maj Samuelsson, Iris Öhrn, Jovanna Dahlgren, Elias Eriksson, Bo Angelin, Björn Folkow, and Agneta Holmäng

Prenatal Exposure to Interleukin-6 Results in Hypertension and Increased Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity in Adult Rats
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4897-4911, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0742 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Amelita C. Estacio, Hiroko Tsukamura, Beverly A. S. Reyes, Yoshihisa Uenoyama, Helen I’Anson, and Kei-Ichiro Maeda

Involvement of Brainstem Catecholaminergic Inputs to the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus in Estrogen Receptor Expression in this Nucleus during Different Stress Conditions in Female Rats
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4917-4926, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Longfei Huo, Eric K. Y. Lee, P. C. Leung, and Anderson O. L. Wong

Goldfish Calmodulin: Molecular Cloning, Tissue Distribution, and Regulation of Transcript Expression in Goldfish Pituitary Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5056-5067, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Sortino, M. Chisari, S. Merlo, C. Vancheri, M. Caruso, F. Nicoletti, P. L. Canonico, and A. Copani

Glia Mediates the Neuroprotective Action of Estradiol on ß-Amyloid-Induced Neuronal Death
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5080-5086, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0973 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. L. Chik, M. Mackova, D. Price, and A. K. Ho

Adrenergic Regulation and Diurnal Rhythm of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphorylation in the Rat Pineal Gland
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5194-5201, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0864 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madhusudhan R. Papasani, Robert C. Gensure, Yi-Lin Yan, Yasemin Gunes, John H. Postlethwait, Bhaskar Ponugoti, Markus R. John, Harald Jüppner, and David A. Rubin

Identification and Characterization of the Zebrafish and Fugu Genes Encoding Tuberoinfundibular Peptide 39
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5294-5304, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sushma R. Singh and Karen P. Briski

Septopreoptic µ Opioid Receptor Mediation of Hindbrain Glucoprivic Inhibition of Reproductive Neuroendocrine Function in the Female Rat
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5322-5331, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Robert J. van’t Hof, Jeny MacPhee, Helene Libouban, Miep H. Helfrich, and Stuart H. Ralston

Regulation of Bone Mass and Bone Turnover by Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5068-5074, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Malloy, Rong Xu, Lihong Peng, Sara Peleg, Abdullah Al-Ashwal, and David Feldman

Hereditary 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Resistant Rickets due to a Mutation Causing Multiple Defects in Vitamin D Receptor Function
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5106-5114, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiuying Bai, Dengshun Miao, Jiarong Li, David Goltzman, and Andrew C. Karaplis

Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Human Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (R176Q) Delineate a Putative Role for Parathyroid Hormone in Renal Phosphate Wasting Disorders
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5269-5279, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Masataka Kudo, Akira Sugawara, Akira Uruno, Kazuhisa Takeuchi, and Sadayoshi Ito

Transcription Suppression of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor 2 Gene Expression by Tumor Necrosis Factor via an Inhibition of CCAAT/ Enhancer-binding Protein during the Early Stage of Adipocyte Differentiation
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4948-4956, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann E. Baker, Vielska M. Brautigam, and Jyoti J. Watters

Estrogen Modulates Microglial Inflammatory Mediator Production via Interactions with Estrogen Receptor ß
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5021-5032, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pedro J. Gonzalez-Cabrera, Ting Shi, June Yun, Dan F. McCune, Boyd R. Rorabaugh, and Dianne M. Perez

Differential Regulation of the Cell Cycle by ₁-Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5157-5167, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0728 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hongzhi Sun and Renato Baserga

Deletion of the Pleckstrin and Phosphotyrosine Binding Domains of Insulin Receptor Substrate-2 Does Not Impair Its Ability to Regulate Cell Proliferation in Myeloid Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5332-5343, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0668 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Elise P. Gomez-Sanchez, Naveed Ahmad, Damian G. Romero, and Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez

Origin of Aldosterone in the Rat Heart
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4796-4802, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Bensimon, Astra I. Chang, Mercedes L. Kuroski de Bold, Amalia Ponce, Daniel Carreras, and Adolfo J. De Bold

Participation of G Proteins in Natriuretic Peptide Hormone Secretion from Heart Atria
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5313-5321, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0698 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

M. L. Barreiro, F. Gaytan, J. M. Castellano, J. S. Suominen, J. Roa, M. Gaytan, E. Aguilar, C. Dieguez, J. Toppari, and M. Tena-Sempere

Ghrelin Inhibits the Proliferative Activity of Immature Leydig Cells in Vivo and Regulates Stem Cell Factor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Rat Testis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4825-4834, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takeshi Nagamatsu, Tomoyuki Fujii, Maki Kusumi, Li Zou, Takahiro Yamashita, Yutaka Osuga, Mikio Momoeda, Shirou Kozuma, and Yuji Taketani

Cytotrophoblasts Up-Regulate Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 Expression under Reduced Oxygen: An Implication for the Placental Vascular Development and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4838-4845, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brooke E. West, Gretchen E. Parker, Jesse J. Savage, Parinda Kiratipranon, Katherine S. Toomey, Lisa R. Beach, Stephanie C. Colvin, Kyle W. Sloop, and Simon J. Rhodes

Regulation of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone ß Gene by the LHX3 LIM-Homeodomain Transcription Factor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4866-4879, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos Stocco

In Vivo and in Vitro Inhibition of cyp19 Gene Expression by Prostaglandin F₂ in Murine Luteal Cells: Implication of GATA-4
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4957-4966, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0625 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan M. Quirk, Robert G. Cowan, and Rebecca M. Harman

Progesterone Receptor and the Cell Cycle Modulate Apoptosis in Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5033-5043, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. W. Newman, J. E. Stok, J. D. Vidal, C. J. Corbin, Q. Huang, B. D. Hammock, and A. J. Conley

Cytochrome P450-Dependent Lipid Metabolism in Preovulatory Follicles
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5097-5105, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0710 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Simorangkir, Suresh Ramaswamy, Gary R. Marshall, and Tony M. Plant

In the Adult Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta), Unilateral Orchidectomy in the Face of Unchanging Gonadotropin Stimulation Results in Partial Compensation of Testosterone Secretion by the Remaining Testis
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5115-5120, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0824 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Solange Miguel-Queralt, Michelle Knowlton, George V. Avvakumov, Rana Al-Nouno, Greg M. Kelly, and Geoffrey L. Hammond

Molecular and Functional Characterization of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Zebrafish
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5221-5230, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0678 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiro Tamura, Takahiko Hara, Masahiko Kutsukake, Ken Iwatsuki, Mayuko Yanagida, Mikihiro Yoshie, and Hiroshi Kogo

Expression and the Biological Activities of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein Related Protein 1 in Rat Uterus during the Periimplantation Period
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5243-5251, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Arosh, S. K. Banu, S. Kimmins, P. Chapdelaine, L. A. MacLaren, and M. A. Fortier

Effect of Interferon- on Prostaglandin Biosynthesis, Transport, and Signaling at the Time of Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in Cattle: Evidence of Polycrine Actions of Prostaglandin E₂
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5280-5293, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0587 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jesse Craig, Hai Zhu, Paul W. Dyce, Jim Petrik, and Julang Li

Leptin Enhances Oocyte Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Maturation via the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5355-5363, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0783 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Fermin Jimenez-Krassel, Qinglei Li, Jianbo Yao, Ruiping Huang, James J. Ireland, Paul M. Coussens, and George W. Smith

Evidence that Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Is a Novel Intraovarian Regulator of Follicular Atresia
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5373-5383, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Misung Jo, Mary C. Gieske, Charles E. Payne, Sarah E. Wheeler-Price, Joseph B. Gieske, Ignatius V. Ignatius, Thomas E. Curry, Jr., and CheMyong Ko

Development and Application of a Rat Ovarian Gene Expression Database
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5384-5396, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0407 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Database Name Correction]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Csaba Fekete, Daniel L. Marks, Sumit Sarkar, Charles H. Emerson, William M. Rand, Roger D. Cone, and Ronald M. Lechan

Effect of Agouti-Related Protein in Regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis in the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Knockout Mouse
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4816-4821, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chun-Rong Chen, H. Aliesky, P. N. Pichurin, Y. Nagayama, S. M. McLachlan, and B. Rapoport

Susceptibility Rather than Resistance to Hyperthyroidism Is Dominant in a Thyrotropin Receptor Adenovirus-Induced Animal Model of Graves’ Disease as Revealed by BALB/c-C57BL/6 Hybrid Mice
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4927-4933, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0716 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher M. Schoonover, Melissa M. Seibel, Dawn M. Jolson, Mary Jo Stack, Rounak J. Rahman, Sidney A. Jones, Cary N. Mariash, and Grant W. Anderson

Thyroid Hormone Regulates Oligodendrocyte Accumulation in Developing Rat Brain White Matter Tracts
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5013-5020, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuji Nagayama, Sandra M. McLachlan, Basil Rapoport, and Kazunori Oishi

Graves’ Hyperthyroidism and the Hygiene Hypothesis in a Mouse Model
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5075-5079, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0683 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loredana Moro, Ersilia Marra, Ferdinando Capuano, and Margherita Greco

Thyroid Hormone Treatment of Hypothyroid Rats Restores the Regenerative Capacity and the Mitochondrial Membrane Permeability Properties of the Liver after Partial Hepatectomy
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5121-5128, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0909 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takao Ando, Rauf Latif, Samira Daniel, Katsumi Eguchi, and Terry F. Davies

Dissecting Linear and Conformational Epitopes on the Native Thyrotropin Receptor
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5185-5193, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0789 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

"Celebrating the Diabetes Branch at the NIH: A Tribute to Jesse Roth and Phillip Gorden"
Endocrinology 2004 145: 4975 [Full Text] [PDF]  

International Symposium: "The Science of Diabetes Complications: Implications for Novel Therapy"
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5354 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5406-5409 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NIDDK): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2004 145: 5410-5412 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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