Annals ofMedical Physiology

Volume: 2 - Number: 15 - December 15, 2002

Outstanding

Uptake of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs) into Cerebrospinal Fluid Appears to Be Independent of the IGF Receptors as Well as IGF-Binding Proteins

Estrogen Receptor ß Regulates Sexually Dimorphic Neural Responses to Estradiol

Regulation of Growth Plate Chondrogenesis by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2

Conditional Response of the Human Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Gene Promoter to Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1a

Intracellular Signals Systems

Inosine-5'-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Is Required for Mitogenic Competence of Transformed Pancreatic ß Cells

Induction of the C/EBP Homologous Protein (CHOP) by Amino Acid Deprivation Requires Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, and Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling

Biphasic Action of Prolactin in the Regulation of Murine Leydig Tumor Cell Functions

Glucocorticoids Regulate Plasma Membrane Potential During Rat Thymocyte Apoptosis in Vivo and in Vitro

Growth Factor-Stimulated Phosphorylation of Akt and p70S6K Is Differentially Inhibited by LY294002 and Wortmannin

Neuroendocrinology

Regulation of Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Transcription by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Measurement of Primary Transcript Ribonucleic Acids by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays

Uptake of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGFs) into Cerebrospinal Fluid Appears to Be Independent of the IGF Receptors as Well as IGF-Binding Proteins

Ca2+ Mobilization, Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity, and Signaling Mechanisms in Cultured Porcine Adrenal Medullary Chromaffin Cells: Effects of Leptin

Long-Term Transgene Expression within the Anterior Pituitary Gland in Situ: Impact on Circulating Hormone Levels, Cellular and Antibody-Mediated Immune Responses

Estrogen Receptor ß Regulates Sexually Dimorphic Neural Responses to Estradiol

Parathyroid Hormone-Calcitonin-D Vitamin-Medical Osteology

Antagonistic Actions in Vivo of (23S)-25-Dehydro-1-Hydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-Lactone on Calcium Metabolism Induced by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3

Mutual Up-Regulation of Thyroid Hormone and Parathyroid Hormone Receptors in Rat Osteoblastic Osteosarcoma 17/2.8 Cells

Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Prevents Parathyroid Cell Proliferation of Low Calcium Diet-Induced Hyperparathyroidism in Rats

Regulation of Growth Plate Chondrogenesis by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2

Dietary Phosphorus Restriction Reverses the Impaired Bone Mineralization in Vitamin D Receptor Knockout Mice

Receptors

Regulation of High Density Lipoprotein Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression and Cholesterol Transport in Theca-Interstitial Cells by Insulin and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Stimulation of Intracellular Free Calcium in GH3 Cells by 3-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone. Involvement of a Novel Melanocortin Receptor?

Reproduction and Development

Conditional Response of the Human Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Gene Promoter to Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1a

Localization and Developmental Regulation of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-1 and -2 in the Baboon Syncytiotrophoblast

Differential Regulation of Two Forms of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Human Granulosa-Luteal Cells

Developmental Exposure to Estrogens Alters Epithelial Cell Adhesion and Gap Junction Proteins in the Adult Rat Prostate

Hormone-Induced Receptor Gene Splicing: Enhanced Expression of the Growth Factor Type I Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Motif in the Developing Mouse Ovary as a New Paradigm in Growth Regulation

Establishment and Characterization of a Steroidogenic Human Granulosa-Like Tumor Cell Line, KGN, That Expresses Functional Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor