Issue 2/2013
Content (19 Articles)
Serum and glucocorticoid inducible kinase, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and tumor growth
Florian Lang, Christos Stournaras
The central CLOCK system and the stress axis in health and disease
Eva N. Kassi, George P. Chrousos
The guidelines issued by the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine regarding the induction of ovulation with metformin in patients with the polycystic ovary syndrome potentially require reconsideration
Dimitrios Panidis, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Efstathios Papadakis, Eleni A. Kandaraki, Ilias Katsikis
Insulin action in morbid obesity: a focus on muscle and adipose tissue
Panayota Mitrou, Sotirios A. Raptis, George Dimitriadis
Incretins and bone: Evolving concepts in nutrient-dependent regulation of bone turnover
Maria P. Yavropoulou, John G. Yovos
Androgen receptors in early and castration resistant prostate cancer: friend or foe?
Vassiliki Pelekanou, George Notas, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos, Elias Castanas, Marilena Kampa
The corticotropin releasing factor system in the liver: expression, actions and possible implications in hepatic physiology and pathology
Konstantinos A. Paschos, Efterpi Chouridou, Maria Koureta, Maria Lambropoulou, George Kolios, Ekaterini Chatzaki
Eating habits and factors affecting food choice of adolescents living in rural areas
Alexandra Bargiota, Maria Delizona, Andreas Tsitouras, Georgios N. Koukoulis
Factors influencing the outcome of microsurgical transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas: A study on 184 patients
Kostas I. Lampropoulos, George Samonis, Panagiotis Nomikos
Association of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle patterns with obesity and cardiometabolic comorbidities in Greek adults: Data from the National Epidemiological Survey
Maria Hassapidou, Sousana K. Papadopoulou, George Vlahavas, Efthymios Kapantais, Daphne Kaklamanou, Ioannis Pagkalos, Myrto Kaklamanou, Themistoklis Tzotzas
The effect of prolonged aerobic exercise on serum adipokine levels during an ultra-marathon endurance race
Nikolaos D. Roupas, Irene Mamali, Spyros Maragkos, Lydia Leonidou, Anastasia K. Armeni, George K. Markantes, Athanasios Tsekouras, George C. Sakellaropoulos, Kostas B. Markou, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos
Laparoscopic vs. open abdominal surgery in male pigs: Marked differences in cortisol and catecholamine response depending on the size of surgical incision
Angeliki Krikri, Vasileios Alexopoulos, Emmanouil Zoumakis, Paraskevas Katsaronis, Evangelos Balafas, Gregory Kouraklis, Panagiotis E. Karayannacos, George P. Chrousos, Gregory Skalkeas
Microvessel density and VEGF expression in pituitaries of pregnant women
Fabio Rotondo, Angelo Rotondo, Mark Jentoft, Bernd W. Scheithauer, Luis V. Syro, Jorge H. Donado, James E. Tarara, Kalman Kovacs
Euthyroid Graves’ orbitopathy and incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
Eugen Melcescu, William B. Horton, Karen T. Pitman, Vani Vijayakumar, Christian A. Koch
A thymic carcinoid tumour causing Zollinger-Ellison and Cushing’s syndromes due to ectopic ACTH and gastrin secretion
Noel P. Somasundaram, Chaminda Garusinghe, Dan Berney, Ashley B. Grossman
Acrodysostosis associated with hypercalcemia
Mehmet Kirnap, Mustafa Calis, Cumali Gokce, Selim Kurtoglu, Mustafa Ozturk, Fahrettin Kelestimur
Iodine-131 administration and risk of cancer: “Appearances can be deceptive”
Massimo Salvatori, Giorgio Treglia, Germano Perotti, Luca Giovanella
More on the acute transient thyroid swelling following needle biopsy
Konstantinos Ziambaras