Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012

News & Views

The Protective Side of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor

Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez and Elise P. Gomez-Sanchez

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1565–1567, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2184

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Infertility in the Southern White Rhino: Is Diet the Source of the Problem?

Heather B. Patisaul

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1568–1571, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1008

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The Placenta, a Transducer Linking Maternal Nutrition to Adult Disease in the Offspring?

Roger Smith and Kaushik Maiti

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1572–1574, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1010

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Primary Aldosteronism Takes (KCNJ)Five!

Maria-Christina Zennaro

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1575–1577, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1146

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Tacking Toward Reconciliation on Tacr3/TACR3 Mutations

Robert A. Steiner and Víctor M. Navarro

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1578–1581, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1032

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Lipocalin 2: A “Sexy” Adipokine that Regulates 17β-Estradiol and Obesity

Susan K. Fried and Andrew S. Greenberg

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1582–1584, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2012-1012

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Minireviews

Minireview: Animal Models and Mechanisms of Ovarian Cancer Development

Lisa K. Mullany and JoAnne S. Richards

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1585–1592, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2121

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Minireview: Human Ovarian Cancer: Biology, Current Management, and Paths to Personalizing Therapy

Ignacio Romero and Robert C. Bast

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1593–1602, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2123

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Brief Report

Postnatal Aromatase Blockade Increases c-fos mRNA Responses to Acute Restraint Stress in Adult Male Rats

Brenda Bingham and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1603–1608, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1749

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Calcium-Regulating Hormones

Intestinal Cell Phosphate Uptake and the Targeted Knockout of the 1,25D₃-MARRS Receptor/PDIA3/ERp57

Ilka Nemere and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1609–1615, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1850

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Conditional Inactivation of Noggin in the Postnatal Skeleton Causes Osteopenia

Ernesto Canalis and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1616–1626, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1604

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Dual-Specificity Phosphatases Are Implicated in Severe Hyperplasia and Lack of Response to FGF23 of Uremic Parathyroid Glands from Rats

Pablo Román-García and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1627–1637, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1770

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Cancer-Oncogenes

Wild-Type Tumor Repressor Protein 53 (TRP53) Promotes Ovarian Cancer Cell Survival

Lisa K. Mullany and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1638–1648, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2131

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Diabetes-Insulin-Glucagon-Gastrointestinal

Regulation of Glucose Transport by ROCK1 Differs from That of ROCK2 and Is Controlled by Actin Polymerization

Kwang-Hoon Chun and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1649–1662, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1036

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Functional and Structural Adaptations in the Pancreatic α-Cell and Changes in Glucagon Signaling During Protein Malnutrition

Laura Marroquí and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1663–1672, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1623

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Accumulation of Intrahepatic Islet Amyloid in a Nonhuman Primate Transplant Model

Chengyang Liu and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1673–1683, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1560

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Angiotensin Receptor Blockade Increases Pancreatic Insulin Secretion and Decreases Glucose Intolerance during Glucose Supplementation in a Model of Metabolic Syndrome

Ruben Rodriguez and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1684–1695, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1885

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Energy Balance-Obesity

Body Weight Impact on Puberty: Effects of High-Calorie Diet on Puberty Onset in Female Rhesus Monkeys

Ei Terasawa and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1696–1705, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1970

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Angiogenic Deficiency and Adipose Tissue Dysfunction Are Associated with Macrophage Malfunction in SIRT1^−/− Mice

Fen Xu and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1706–1716, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1667

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General Endocrinology

Expression of Chemokine CXCL12 and Its Receptor CXCR4 in Folliculostellate (FS) Cells of the Rat Anterior Pituitary Gland: The CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis Induces Interconnection of FS Cells

Kotaro Horiguchi and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1717–1724, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1937

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Estradiol Release Kinetics Determine Tissue Response in Ovariectomized Rats

Christiane Otto and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1725–1733, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1801

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Proadrenomedullin N-Terminal 20 Peptide Increases Kinesin's Velocity Both in Vitro and in Vivo

Ignacio M. Larráyoz and Alfredo Martínez

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1734–1742, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1685

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The Mitochondrial Citrate Carrier (CIC) Is Present and Regulates Insulin Secretion by Human Male Gamete

Anna R. Cappello and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1743–1754, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1562

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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differentially Expressed Transcripts in Rat Adrenal Zona Glomerulosa and Zona Fasciculata

Koshiro Nishimoto and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1755–1763, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1915

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Glucocorticoids-CRH-ACTH-Adrenal

The Development of Hypertension and Hyperaldosteronism in a Rodent Model of Life-Long Obesity

Carrie A. Northcott and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1764–1773, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1176

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Potassium Channel Mutant KCNJ5 T158A Expression in HAC-15 Cells Increases Aldosterone Synthesis

Kenji Oki and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1774–1782, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1733

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Glucocorticoids Enhance Intestinal Glucose Uptake Via the Dimerized Glucocorticoid Receptor in Enterocytes

Sybille D. Reichardt and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1783–1794, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1747

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Growth Factors-Cytokines

Long-Term Fgf23 Deficiency Does Not Influence Aging, Glucose Homeostasis, or Fat Metabolism in Mice with a Nonfunctioning Vitamin D Receptor

Carmen Streicher and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1795–1805, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1878

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Chronic Inhibition of ERK1/2 Signaling Improves Disordered Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Hypophosphatemic (Hyp) Mice

Martin Y. H. Zhang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1806–1816, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1831

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Neuroendocrinology

Role of Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin Neuron Autophagy in the Control of Appetite and Leptin Response

Wenying Quan and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1817–1826, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1882

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Development, Sex Steroid Regulation, and Phenotypic Characterization of RFamide-Related Peptide (Rfrp) Gene Expression and RFamide Receptors in the Mouse Hypothalamus

Matthew C. Poling and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1827–1840, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2049

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Evidence for Differential Regulation of GnRH Signaling via Heterodimerization among GnRH Receptor Paralogs in the Protochordate, Ciona intestinalis

Tsubasa Sakai and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1841–1849, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1668

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Direct Interactions between Calcitonin-Like Receptor (CLR) and CGRP-Receptor Component Protein (RCP) Regulate CGRP Receptor Signaling

Sophie C. Egea and Ian M. Dickerson

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1850–1860, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1459

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Identification of the Receptors for Prolactin-Releasing Peptide (PrRP) and Carassius RFamide Peptide (C-RFa) in Chickens

Yajun Wang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1861–1874, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1719

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Assessment of Epigenetic Contributions to Sexually-Dimorphic Kiss1 Expression in the Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus of Mice

Sheila J. Semaan and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1875–1886, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1975

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Developmental Increase in Kisspeptin-54 Release in Vivo Is Independent of the Pubertal Increase in Estradiol in Female Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Kathryn A. Guerriero and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1887–1897, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1701

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Sexual Dimorphism of Growth Hormone in the Hypothalamus: Regulation by Estradiol

Melisande L. Addison and Emilie F. Rissman

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1898–1907, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1982

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Recurrent Hypoglycemia Is Associated with Loss of Activation in Rat Brain Cingulate Cortex

Paul Hurst and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1908–1914, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1827

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Renal-Cardiac-Vascular

Estrogenic Action on Arterial Smooth Muscle: Permissive for Maintenance of CRHR2 Expression

Shan Wang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1915–1924, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1939

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Reproduction-Development

Hematopoetic Prostaglandin D Synthase: An ESR1-Dependent Oviductal Epithelial Cell Synthase

Phillip J. Bridges and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1925–1935, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1900

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Perinatal Programming of Adult Rat Germ Cell Death After Exposure to Xenoestrogens: Role of microRNA miR-29 Family in the Down-Regulation of DNA Methyltransferases and Mcl-1

Léo Meunier and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1936–1947, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1109

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Excess DAX1 Leads to XY Ovotesticular Disorder of Sex Development (DSD) in Mice by Inhibiting Steroidogenic Factor-1 (SF1) Activation of the Testis Enhancer of SRY-box-9 (Sox9)

Louisa M. Ludbrook and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1948–1958, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1428

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Cellular Distribution, Regulated Expression, and Functional Role of the Anorexigenic Peptide, NUCB2/Nesfatin-1, in the Testis

D. García-Galiano and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1959–1971, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2032

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Inhibition of Delta-Like Ligand 4 Induces Luteal Hypervascularization Followed by Functional and Structural Luteolysis in the Primate Ovary

Hamish M. Fraser and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1972–1983, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1688

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Live Imaging Reveals the Link Between Decreased Glucose Uptake in Ovarian Cumulus Cells and Impaired Oocyte Quality in Female Diabetic Mice

Qiang Wang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1984–1989, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1815

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The Involvement of Neurofilament Heavy Chain Phosphorylation in the Maturation and Degeneration of Rat Oocytes

Noriyuki Takahashi and Bunpei Ishizuka

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1990–1998, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-2026

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RNA-seq Analysis of the Functional Compartments within the Rat Placentation Site

Kartik Shankar and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 1999–2011, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1833

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Cortisol Induces Aromatase Expression in Human Placental Syncytiotrophoblasts Through the cAMP/Sp1 Pathway

Wangsheng Wang and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 2012–2022, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1626

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FOXL2 Is Involved in the Synergy between Activin and Progestins on the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β-Subunit Promoter

Yasmin Ghochani and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 2023–2033, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1763

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Thyroid-TRH-TSH

Adoptive Transfer of Antithyrotropin Receptor (TSHR) Autoimmunity from TSHR Knockout Mice to Athymic Nude Mice

Mami Nakahara and others

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 2034–2042, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2011-1846

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Translational Highlights

Translational Highlights from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Pages 2043–2046, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.153.4.zee2043

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Erratum

Erratum

Endocrinology, Volume 153, Issue 4, 1 April 2012, Page 2047, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.153.4.zee2047

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