REVIEW

Sex Steroids and the Brain: Lessons from Animal Studies

J.A. Chowen, I. Azcoitia, G.P. Cardona-Gomez and L.M. Garcia-Segura , Madrid, Spain ..........  1045

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Serum Levels of Adhesion Molecules in Children and Adolescents with Immune and Non-immune Thyroid Diseases

A. Bossowski, M. Urban, M. Gardziejczyk, A. Kitszel, F. Rogowski and J. Sobotko, Bialystok, Poland ........  1067

Effect of Hyperthyroidism on Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Proteins in Adolescent Children

L.L. Co Ng, C.H. Lang, A. Bereket, A. Purandare, A. Smaldone and T.A. Wilson, Stony Brook, NY and Hershey, PA, USA  ............1073

Seasonality of Birth in Children (0-14 Years) with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

A. Neu, M. Kehrer, I. Ashkenazi and Z. Laron, Tübingen, Germany and Tel Aviv, Israel  ................1081

Phenotype/Genotype Correlation and Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Mellitus (Italian Multicenter Study)

M. Cotellessa, L. Minicucci, M.C. Diana, F. Prigione, L. Di Febbraro, R. Gagliardini, A. Manca, F. Battistini, G. Taccetti, G. Magazzù, R. Padoan, G. Pizzamiglio, V. Raia, L. Iapichino, F. Cardella, G. Grinzich, V. Lucidi, G. Tuccio, E. Bignamini, D. Salvatore and R. Lorini, Genova, Ancona, Bari, Cesena, Firenze, Messina, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Parma, Rome, Soverato, Torino and Potenza, Italy  1087

Dysregulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Short Children With and Without Growth Hormone Deficiency

C.A. Stratakis, D.E. Rusovici, H.E. Kulin and J.W. Finkelstein, Bethesda, MD and Hershey, PA, USA  ...........1095

Glucocorticoid Receptors in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

N. Saka, M. Güven, F. Baş, F. Darendeliler, R. Bundak, H. Günöz and G. Sultuybek, Istanbul, Turkey ...  1101

The Natural Clinical Course of Children with an Initial Diagnosis of Simple Goiter: A 5-Year Longitudinal Follow-up

S. Jaruratanasirikul, K. Leethanaporn and K. Suchat, Songkla, Thailand  ............1109

Acipimox, a Nicotinic Acid Analog, Stimulates Growth Hormone Secretion in Short Healthy Prepubertal Children

R. Lanes, L. Lunar, E. Carrillo, O. Villaroel, P. Gunczler and A. Palacios, Caracas, Venezuela ...  1115

Linear Growth and Zinc Supplementation in Children with Short Stature

M.A. Sayeg Porto, H.P. Oliveira, A.J. Cunha, G. Miranda, M.M. Guimarães, W.A. Oliveira and D.M. Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ..........  1121

Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) of the Tibia: A Sensitive Tool for the Detection of Bone Changes in Growing Boys

B. Falk, E. Sadres, N. Constantini, A. Eliakim, L. Zigel and A.J. Foldes, Netanya, Kfar Sava and Jerusalem, Israel ..........  1129

PATIENT REPORTS

Tremor and Myoclonus Heralding Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy

K. Gücüyener, A. Serdaroğlu, A. Bideci, Y. Yazman, A.Ş. Soysal and P. Cinaz, Ankara, Turkey ........  1137

Dilated Cardiomyopathy as the First Early Complication in a 14 Year-Old Girl with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

A. Büyükgebiz, G. Saylam, B. Dündar, E. Böber, N. Ünal and A. Akcoral, Izmir, Turkey  ................1143

Excessive Growth in a Girl with Weaver Syndrome

B. Ozkan and A. Bereket, Ankara, Turkey ........  1147

BOOK REVIEWS  ................1155

CALENDAR  .............1157

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