This is a selection of articles from the April 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Endocrinology headlines.
Editorial
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Source: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders - April 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Abstracts
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Source: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders - April 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Associations Between Body Mass Index, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Syndrome, and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Young, Urban Native American Women
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Source: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders - April 30, 2007 Tags: Original Papers Source Type: info
Dissertations
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Source: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders - April 30, 2007 Source Type: info
Brief Report - Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 29, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Treatment of acromegaly improves quality of life (QOL), measured by AcroQol
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 29, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
The effect of single-dose orlistat on postprandial serum glucose, insulin, and glucagon-like peptide-1 levels in nondiabetic obese patients
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 29, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Bone tumours in a woman with coeliac disease
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 29, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Locally Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
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Source: Thyroid - April 29, 2007 Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: info
Hyperparathyroidism in Patients Over 80: Clinical Characteristics and Their Ability to Undergo Outpatient Parathyroidectomy
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Source: Thyroid - April 29, 2007 Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: info
Effects of Either LT4 Monotherapy or LT4/LT3 Combined Therapy in Patients Totally Thyroidectomized for Thyroid Cancer
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Source: Thyroid - April 29, 2007 Tags: Clinical Research Source Type: info
Focal uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose by thyroid in patients with nonthyroidal head and neck cancers
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Adrenal cortex.
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Source: Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes - April 27, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (37 K) Source Type: info
Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: new concepts and concerns.
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Source: Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes - April 27, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (120 K) Source Type: info
Hyperaldosteronism: a commonly occurring underlying feature of essential hypertension and the metabolic syndrome?.
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Source: Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes - April 27, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (67 K) Source Type: info
Oxford Physiology Professor Earns APS' Walter B. Cannon Award
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 27, 2007 Source Type: info
Perioperative plasma active and total ghrelin levels are reduced in acromegaly when compared with in nonfunctioning pituitary tumours even after normalization of serum GH
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Asymptomatic bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma in a patient with a germline V804M mutation in the RET proto-oncogene
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Ethnic differences in TSH but not in free T4 concentrations or TPO antibodies during pregnancy
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
The advantage of measuring spontaneous growth hormone (GH) secretion compared with the insulin tolerance test in the diagnosis of GH deficiency in young adults
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Cortisol levels and measures of body composition in middle-aged and older men
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 27, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Effect of aging on insulin secretory function and expression of beta cell function-related genes of islets.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 27, 2007 Authors: Ihm SH, Moon HJ, Kang JG, Park CY, Oh KW, Jeong IK, Oh YS, Park SW Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Differential effects of somatostatin on circulating tissue factor procoagulant activity and protein
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Boden, G., Vaidyula, V., Homko, C., Mozzoli, M., Rao, A. K. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Insulin, glucose, and pancreatic polypeptide responses to a test meal in restricting type anorexia nervosa before and after weight restoration
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Kinzig, K. P., Coughlin, J. W., Redgrave, G. W., Moran, T. H., Guarda, A. S. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Long-term estrogen deficiency lowers regional blood flow, resting systolic blood pressure, and heart rate in exercising premenopausal women
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: O'Donnell, E., Harvey, P. J., Goodman, J. M., De Souza, M. J. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Ketone bodies alter dinitrophenol-induced glucose uptake through AMPK inhibition and oxidative stress generation in adult cardiomyocytes
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Pelletier, A., Coderre, L. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, improves endothelial function and insulin sensitivity, reduces blood pressure, and protects against myocardial I/R injury in SHR
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Potenza, M. A., Marasciulo, F. L., Tarquinio, M., Tiravanti, E., Colantuono, G., Federici, A., Kim, J.-a, Quon, M. J., Montagnani, M. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Chronic fetal hypoglycemia inhibits the later steps of stimulus-secretion coupling in pancreatic beta-cells
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Rozance, P. J., Limesand, S. W., Zerbe, G. O., Hay, W. W. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Abnormal muscle and hematopoietic gene expression may be important for clinical morbidity in primary hyperparathyroidism
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Reppe, S., Stilgren, L., Abrahamsen, B., Olstad, O. K., Cero, F., Brixen, K., Nissen-Meyer, L. S., Gautvik, K. M. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Insulin-sensitizing effects of thiazolidinediones are not linked to adiponectin receptor expression in human fat or muscle
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Li, W., Tonelli, J., Kishore, P., Owen, R., Goodman, E., Scherer, P. E., Hawkins, M. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Response of plasma CNP forms to acute anabolic and catabolic interventions in growing lambs
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Prickett, T. C. R., Barrell, G. K., Wellby, M., Yandle, T. G., Richards, A. M., Espiner, E. A. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Glucose and insulin improve cardiac efficiency and postischemic functional recovery in perfused hearts from type 2 diabetic (db/db) mice
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Hafstad, A. D., Khalid, A. M., How, O.-J., Larsen, T. S., Aasum, E. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Angiotensin II increases adipose angiotensinogen expression
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Lu, H., Boustany-Kari, C. M., Daugherty, A., Cassis, L. A. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Protein metabolism in glucocorticoid excess: study in Cushing's syndrome and the effect of treatment
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Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 27, 2007 Authors: Burt, M. G., Gibney, J., Ho, K. K. Y. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: info
Negative and positive feedback regulation of insulin in glucose-stimulated Ca(2+) response in pancreatic beta cells.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 27, 2007 Authors: Hee-Park S, Lim B, Baek WK, Bae JH, Song DK Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of primary prevention of Type 2 diabetes in a ‘real world’ routine healthcare setting: model based on the KORA Survey 2000
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Source: Diabetic Medicine - April 26, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Treatment of a pituitary metastasis from a neuroendocrine tumour: case report and literature review
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Source: Pituitary - April 26, 2007 Tags: Pituitary Source Type: info
Gonadotropins and ovarian cancer.
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Source: ENDOCR REV - April 26, 2007 Authors: Choi JH, Wong AS, Huang HF, Leung PC Tags: Endocr Rev Source Type: info
Role of vascular reactive oxygen species in development of vascular abnormalities in diabetes.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 26, 2007 Authors: Son SM Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Effect of pinitol on glucose metabolism and adipocytokines in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 26, 2007 Authors: Kim MJ, Yoo KH, Kim JH, Seo YT, Ha BW, Kho JH, Shin YG, Chung CH Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Analysis of waist circumference in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Lack of propriety to define the current criteria of metabolic syndrome.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 26, 2007 Authors: Kanda Y, Matsuda M, Hamamoto S, Kawasaki F, Kotani K, Matsuki M, Kaku K Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
A prospective, multicentre study to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of octreotide LAR® (long-acting repeatable octreotide) in the primary therapy of patients with acromegaly
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 25, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
Author's reply: the influences of hyperprolactinaemia and obesity on cardiovascular risk markers: effects of cabergoline therapy 1
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Source: Clinical Endocrinology - April 25, 2007 Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: info
American Diabetes Association Launches New Prevention Initiative - CheckUp America
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 25, 2007 Source Type: info
American College Of Physicians And American College Of Physicians Foundation Launch Tools To Improve Diabetes Care
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 25, 2007 Source Type: info
sitagliptin; Januvia
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Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - April 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Pancreatitis
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Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - April 25, 2007 Source Type: info
A method for assessing quality of control from glucose profiles
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Source: Diabetic Medicine - April 24, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
20 Million Fewer HRT Prescriptions Responsible For Sharp Decline In Breast Cancer Incidence
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Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
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Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - April 24, 2007 Source Type: info
Autoantibodies Help T Cells "See" Their Target
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 24, 2007 Source Type: info
PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM: A new Perspectives series.
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Source: Am J Physiol Endocri... - April 24, 2007 Authors: Klip A Tags: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Source Type: info
Novo Nordisk Has Announced That Velosulin Insulin Will Be Withdrawn Earlier Than Expected, UK
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 23, 2007 Source Type: info
Campaign Offers Easy Steps to Cutting Diabetes Risk
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Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General - April 23, 2007 Source Type: info
Clinical characteristics of Korean type 2 diabetic patients in 2005.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 23, 2007 Authors: Kim DJ, Song KE, Park JW, Cho HK, Lee KW, Huh KB Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Sudden cardiac death: influence of diabetes
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Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - April 21, 2007 Tags: Original Articles Source Type: info
American Diabetes Association A Proud Supporter Of Cover The Uninsured Week
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2007 Source Type: info
Genetics of type 1 diabetes in Asian and Caucasian populations.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 21, 2007 Authors: Ikegami H, Kawabata Y, Noso S, Fujisawa T, Ogihara T Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
AACE: Liraglutide Improves Beta-Cell Insulin Secretion
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Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Dia-B Updates Human Clinical Trial Progress For ISF 402
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Contemporary Analysis of Secondary Failure of Successful Sulfonylurea Therapy
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Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 20, 2007 Tags: Diabetes Source Type: info
First-of-its-Kind National Report Reveals Estimated High Prevalence And Heavy Cost Of Type 2 Diabetes Complications In America
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Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today - April 20, 2007 Source Type: info
Insulin treatment
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Source: Pediatric Diabetes - April 20, 2007 Tags: ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2006–2007 Source Type: info
Stromal induction of breast cancer: Inflammation and invasion
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Source: Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders - April 20, 2007 Tags: Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders Source Type: info
Both Pdx-1 and NeuroD1 genes are requisite for the maintenance of insulin gene expression in ES-derived differentiated cells.
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Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - April 20, 2007 Authors: Saitoh K, Yamato E, Miyazaki S, Miyazaki JI Tags: Diabetes Res Clin Pract Source Type: info
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: clinical utility of the Framingham risk equation for initiating statins
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Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - April 19, 2007 Tags: Research Letters Source Type: info
Living with Type 2 diabetes: a family perspective
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Source: Diabetic Medicine - April 19, 2007 Tags: Short Report Source Type: info
Notiziario
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Source: Acta Diabetologica - April 19, 2007 Tags: Acta Diabetologica Source Type: info
Reviews of books
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Source: Acta Diabetologica - April 19, 2007 Tags: Acta Diabetologica Source Type: info
Influence of anesthesia on the rate of insulin biosynthesis
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Source: Acta Diabetologica - April 19, 2007 Tags: Acta Diabetologica Source Type: info
Gamma glutamyl transferase in diabetic rats. the effect of insulin treatment
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Source: Acta Diabetologica - April 19, 2007 Tags: Acta Diabetologica Source Type: info
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