Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007

News & Views

Redefining Ancestral Relationships in Pituitary Cell Genealogy

Timothy Wells

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1943–1945, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0220

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Grh-Gh-Somatostatin

Reporter Expression, Induced by a Growth Hormone Promoter-Driven Cre Recombinase (rGHp-Cre) Transgene, Questions the Developmental Relationship between Somatotropes and Lactotropes in the Adult Mouse Pituitary Gland

Raul M. Luque and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1946–1953, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1542

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Identification of the Glomerular Podocyte as a Target for Growth Hormone Action

Gaddameedi R. Reddy and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2045–2055, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1285

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Coexpression of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 5 Affects Internalization and Trafficking of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 2

Nadder Sharif and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2095–2105, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1266

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Brief Communications

Localization and Activation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Receptors on Vagal Afferents in the Rat

David W. Nelson and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1954–1962, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1232

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Effects of Androgens and Estradiol on Spine Synapse Formation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Normal and Testicular Feminization Mutant Male Rats

Tibor Hajszan and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1963–1967, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1626

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Reproduction-Development

Neonatal Exposure to Estrogens Suppresses Activin Expression and Signaling in the Mouse Ovary

Jingjing L. Kipp and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1968–1976, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1083

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Role of Androgens in Fetal Testis Development and Dysgenesis

Hayley M. Scott and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2027–2036, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1622

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Progesterone Maintains Basal Intracellular Adenosine Triphosphate Levels and Viability of Spontaneously Immortalized Granulosa Cells by Promoting an Interaction between 14-3-3σ and ATP Synthaseβ/Precursor through a Protein Kinase G-Dependent Mechanism

John J. Peluso and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2037–2044, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1603

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Identification and Distribution of a Novel Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor β Variant: Effect of Retinoic Acid and Involvement in Cell Differentiation

Yan Wang and Martine Culty

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2233–2250, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1206

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Disruption of Prostate Epithelial Androgen Receptor Impedes Prostate Lobe-Specific Growth and Function

Ulla Simanainen and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2264–2272, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1223

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Expression of Anti-Mullerian Hormone Protein during Early Follicular Development in the Primate Ovary in Vivo Is Influenced by Suppression of Gonadotropin Secretion and Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Fiona H. Thomas and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2273–2281, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1501

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Increased Oocyte Degeneration and Follicular Atresia during the Estrous Cycle in Anti-Müllerian Hormone Null Mice

Jenny A. Visser and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2301–2308, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1265

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Inhibin A and B in Vitro Bioactivities Are Modified by Their Degree of Glycosylation and Their Affinities to Betaglycan

Yogeshwar Makanji and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2309–2316, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1612

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Decidual Prolactin Silences the Expression of Genes Detrimental to Pregnancy

Lei Bao and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2326–2334, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1643

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Testosterone Activates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase via Src Kinase and the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Sertoli Cells

Jing Cheng and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2066–2074, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1465

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Leptin-Mediated Decrease of Cyclin A2 and Increase of Cyclin D1 Expression: Relevance for the Control of Prepubertal Rat Leydig Cell Division and Differentiation

Joanna Fombonne and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2126–2137, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1218

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Delayed Mammary Gland Involution in Mice with Mutation of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 5 Gene

Yun Ning and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2138–2147, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-0041

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General Endocrinology

Loss of Sexually Dimorphic Liver Gene Expression upon Hepatocyte-Specific Deletion of Stat5a-Stat5b Locus

Minita G. Holloway and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1977–1986, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1419

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A Novel Inhibitory Protein in Adipose Tissue, the Aldo-Keto Reductase AKR1B7: Its Role in Adipogenesis

Julien Tirard and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1996–2005, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1707

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Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Stimulates p53-Dependent Activation of Proapoptotic Bax Leading to Apoptosis of Differentiated Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Jizhong Cheng and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2085–2094, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1709

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Ghrelin Interacts with Human Plasma Lipoproteins

Carine De Vriese and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2355–2362, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1281

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Development of Anti-PRL (Prolactin) Autoantibodies by Homologous PRL in Rats: A Model for Macroprolactinemia

Naoki Hattori and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2465–2470, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1208

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Mechanical Loading Down-Regulates Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ in Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Favors Osteoblastogenesis at the Expense of Adipogenesis

Valentin David and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2553–2562, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1704

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A Microarray Analysis of the Temporal Response of Liver to Methylprednisolone: A Comparative Analysis of Two Dosing Regimens

Richard R. Almon and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2209–2225, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-0790

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Receptors

Follice-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Forms Oligomers and Shows Evidence of Carboxyl-Terminal Proteolytic Processing

Richard M. Thomas and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 1987–1995, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1672

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Alteration of Glucose Homeostasis in V1a Vasopressin Receptor-Deficient Mice

Toshinori Aoyagi and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2075–2084, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1315

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Activation of a Membrane-Associated Androgen Receptor Promotes Cell Death in Primary Cortical Astrocytes

Joshua W. Gatson and Meharvan Singh

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2458–2464, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1443

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Distinct Temporal and Spatial Activities of RU486 on Progesterone Receptor Function in Reproductive Organs of Ovariectomized Mice

Sang Jun Han and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2471–2486, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1561

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Identification and Characterization of Two Nuclear Factor-κB Sites in the Regulatory Region of the Dopamine D2 Receptor

Sandra Bontempi and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2563–2570, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1618

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Type 1 Parathyroid Hormone Receptor (PTH1R) Nuclear Trafficking: Regulation of PTH1R Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Shuttling by Importin-α/β and Chromosomal Region Maintenance 1/Exportin 1

Bryce W. Pickard and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2282–2289, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0157

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Differential Hormonal Regulation and Function of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in Normal Adult Mouse Mammary Gland

Mark D. Aupperlee and Sandra Z. Haslam

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2290–2300, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1721

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Insulin-Glucagon-Gi Peptides-Diabetes

Bone Marrow (BM) Transplantation Promotes β-Cell Regeneration after Acute Injury through BM Cell Mobilization

Yutaka Hasegawa and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2006–2015, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1351

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Tissue Kallikrein Reverses Insulin Resistance and Attenuates Nephropathy in Diabetic Rats by Activation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B and Adenosine 5′-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways

Gang Yuan and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2016–2026, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-0602

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Targeting of Voltage-Gated K⁺ and Ca²⁺ Channels and Soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Attachment Protein Receptor Proteins to Cholesterol-Rich Lipid Rafts in Pancreatic α-Cells: Effects on Glucagon Stimulus-Secretion Coupling

Fuzhen Xia and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2157–2167, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1296

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Induction of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression by Angiotensin II in the Pancreatic Islets and β-Cells

Galina Chipitsyna and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2198–2208, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1358

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Identification of the Endogenous Ligands for Chicken Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Receptor: Evidence for a Separate Gene Encoding GHRH in Submammalian Vertebrates

Yajun Wang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2405–2416, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1013

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Announcements

Erratum

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Page 2055, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.148.5.9998

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Erratum

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Page 2065, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.148.5.9997

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OCTOBER 9–11, 2007—San Miguel Island, Azores

Delgada Ponta and Miguel San

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Page 2334, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.148.5.9999

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Neuroendocrinology

Fasting Inhibits the Growth and Reproductive Axes via Distinct Y2 and Y4 Receptor-Mediated Pathways

Shu Lin and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2056–2065, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1408

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Inhibition of Metastin (Kisspeptin-54)-GPR54 Signaling in the Arcuate Nucleus-Median Eminence Region during Lactation in Rats

S. Yamada and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2226–2232, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1529

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Calcium and Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons before, during, and after Puberty

Daniel J. Spergel

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2383–2390, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1693

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Steroid Profiling in Brain and Plasma of Male and Pseudopregnant Female Rats after Traumatic Brain Injury: Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

D. Meffre and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2505–2517, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1678

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Growth Factors-Cytokines-Oncogenes

Characterization of Rainbow Trout Myostatin-2 Genes (rtMSTN-2a and -2b): Genomic Organization, Differential Expression, and Pseudogenization

Dilip K. Garikipati and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2106–2115, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1299

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Prolactin Enhances Interferon-γ-Induced Production of CXC Ligand 9 (CXCL9), CXCL10, and CXCL11 in Human Keratinocytes

Naoko Kanda and Shinichi Watanabe

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2317–2325, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1639

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Regulation of Growth Hormone Signaling by Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators Occurs through Suppression of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases

Kin-Chuen Leung and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2417–2423, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1305

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Hyperglycemia Alters the Responsiveness of Smooth Muscle Cells to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I

Laura A. Maile and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2435–2443, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1440

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Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-2 by MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Is Regulated through the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway

Janet L. Martin and Robert C. Baxter

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2532–2541, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1335

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Pth-Calcitonin-Vitamin D-Bone

Three Na⁺/Ca²⁺ Exchanger (NCX) Variants Are Expressed in Mouse Osteoclasts and Mediate Calcium Transport during Bone Resorption

Jing-Ping Li and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2116–2125, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1321

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Energy Balance/Obesity

Role of Microsomal Retinol/Sterol Dehydrogenase-Like Short-Chain Dehydrogenases/Reductases in the Oxidation and Epimerization of 3α-Hydroxysteroids in Human Tissues

Olga V. Belyaeva and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2148–2156, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1491

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Leptin and the Control of Food Intake: Neurons in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Are Activated by Both Gastric Distension and Leptin

Lihong Huo and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2189–2197, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1572

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Leptin Suppresses Ghrelin-Induced Activation of Neuropeptide Y Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase- and Phosphodiesterase 3-Mediated Pathway

Daisuke Kohno and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2251–2263, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1240

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Prenatal and Postnatal Pathways to Obesity: Different Underlying Mechanisms, Different Metabolic Outcomes

Nichola M. Thompson and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2345–2354, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1641

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Depot-Specific Modulation of Rat Intraabdominal Adipose Tissue Lipid Metabolism by Pharmacological Inhibition of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1

Magalie Berthiaume and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2391–2397, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1199

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The Glucose-6-Phosphate Transporter-Hexose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 System of the Adipose Tissue

Paola Marcolongo and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2487–2495, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1472

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Intracellular Signaling

Negative Regulation of c-Myc Transcription by Pancreas Duodenum Homeobox-1

Lei Chen and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2168–2180, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1221

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Estrogen-Induced Activation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression, and Edema in the Uterus Are Mediated by the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Pathway

Armina A. Kazi and Robert D. Koos

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2363–2374, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1394

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Functional Desensitization of the Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor Is Regulated via Distinct Mechanisms: Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases, Protein Kinase C and β-Arrestins

Stephan Lorenz and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2398–2404, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1035

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Nuclear Forkhead Box O1 Controls and Integrates Key Signaling Pathways in Hepatocytes

Mourad Naïmi and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2424–2434, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1411

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Nongenomic Estrogen Effects on Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Rat Adipocytes

Anne-Marie Jaubert and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2444–2452, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1329

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Oleic Acid Glucose-Independently Stimulates Glucagon Secretion by Increasing Cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ via Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca²⁺ Release and Ca²⁺ Influx in the Rat Islet α-Cells

Ken Fujiwara and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2496–2504, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1156

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Renin-Mineralocorticoids-Anf-Adh

Rosuvastatin, a 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Decreases Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Remodeling in Ren2 Transgenic Rats

Javad Habibi and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2181–2188, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1355

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Synergistic Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) and ACE2 in Human Renal Tissue and Confounding Effects of Hypertension on the ACE to ACE2 Ratio

Shigeyuki Wakahara and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2453–2457, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1287

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Trh-Tsh-Thyroid

An Improved Graves’ Disease Model Established by Using in Vivo Electroporation Exhibited Long-Term Immunity to Hyperthyroidism in BALB/c Mice

Toshio Kaneda and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2335–2344, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1077

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Suppression of Thyrotropin Receptor Constitutive Activity by a Monoclonal Antibody with Inverse Agonist Activity

Chun-Rong Chen and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2375–2382, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1754

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Crh-Acth-Pomc-Adrenal

Structural and Functional Conservation of Vertebrate Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Genes: Evidence for a Critical Role for a Conserved Cyclic AMP Response Element

Meng Yao and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2518–2531, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1413

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Differential Responses of Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Immediate Early Genes to Corticosterone and Circadian Drive

Milena Girotti and others

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2542–2552, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2006-1304

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Research Resources

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2571–2574, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.148.5.9996

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National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available

Endocrinology, Volume 148, Issue 5, 1 May 2007, Pages 2575–2577, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.148.5.9995

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