DOI: 10.1055/s-00000025

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Issue 03 · Volume 41 · March 2009 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-15922

Review

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Caldwell, J. D.; Jirikowski, G. F.: Sex Hormone Binding Globulin and Aging

Original Basic

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Skurk, T.; Mack, I.; Kempf, K.; Kolb, H.; Hauner, H.; Herder, C.: Expression and Secretion of RANTES (CCL5) in Human Adipocytes in Response to Immunological Stimuli and Hypoxia
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Skurk, T.; Alberti-Huber, C.; Hauner, H.: Effect of Conditioned Media from Mature Human Adipocytes on Insulin-stimulated Akt/PKB Phosphorylation in Human Skeletal Muscle Cells: Role of BMI and Fat Cell Size
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Sun, Y.; Eichelbaum, E. J.; Wang, H.; Vesely, D. L.: Cardiac Hormones Activate ERK 1/2 Kinases in Human Fibroblasts
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Pfützner, A.; Schöndorf, T.; Hanefeld, M.; Lübben, G.; Kann, P. H.; Karagiannis, E.; Wilhelm, B.; Forst, T.: Changes in Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Induced by PPARγ Activation have no Impact on RBP4 Plasma Concentrations in Nondiabetic Patients
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Augstein, P.; Heinke, P.; Schober, C.; Salzsieder, E.: Impact of Cytokine- and FasL-induced Apoptosis in the β-Cell Line NIT-1

Animals, Clinical

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Hirata, A.; Igarashi, M.; Iwai, H.; Tominaga, M.: Effect of Miglitol, an α-Glucosidase Inhibitor, on Atherogenic Outcomes in Balloon-injured Diabetic Rats

Humans, Clinical

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Makino, S.; Fujiwara, M.; Suzukawa, K.; Handa, H.; Fujie, T.; Ohtaka, Y.; Komatsu, Y.; Aoki, Y.; Maruyama, H.; Terada, Y.; Hashimoto, K.; Sugimoto, T.: Visceral Obesity is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome and Elevated Plasma Retinol Binding Protein-4 Level in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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Iacobellis, G.; Tiziana di Gioia, C. R.; Cotesta, D.; Petramala, L.; Travaglini, C.; De Santis, V.; Vitale, D.; Tritapepe, L.; Letizia, C.: Epicardial Adipose Tissue Adiponectin Expression is Related to Intracoronary Adiponectin Levels
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Nonaka, K.; Tsubouchi, H.; Okuyama, K.; Fukao, Y.; Johnson-Levonas, A. O.; Amatruda, J. M.: Effects of Once-daily Sitagliptin on 24-h Glucose Control Following 4 Weeks of Treatment in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Alaioubi, B.; Mann, K.; Petersenn, S.: Diagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults: Provocative Testing with GHRP6 in Comparison to the Insulin Tolerance Test
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Poretsky, L.; Song, L.; Brillon, D. J.; Ferrando, S.; Chiu, J.; McElhiney, M.; Ferenczi, A.; Sison, C.; Haller, I.; Rabkin, J.: Metabolic and Hormonal Effects of Oral DHEA in Premenopausal Women with HIV Infection: A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-controlled Pilot Study
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Schiffer, T.; Schulte, S.; Hollmann, W.; Bloch, W.; Strüder, H. K.: Effects of Strength and Endurance Training on Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in Humans
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Lewis, J. G.; Shand, B. I.; Frampton, C. M.; Elder, P. A.; Scott, R. S.: Plasma Levels of Sex Hormone-binding Globulin, Corticosteroid-binding Globulin and Cortisol in Overweight Subjects who Develop Impaired Fasting Glucose: A 3-Year Prospective Study

Erratum

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