TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEW

The Impact of the GH-IGF-I Axis on Gonadotropin Secretion: Inferences from Animal Models

M.E. Wilson, Atlanta, GA, USA ... ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS  ...   115

Evidence for Decreased Growth Hormone in Patients with Hypothalamic Hamartoma due to Pallister-Hall Syndrome

P. Feuillan, K.F. Peters, G.B. Cutler, Jr. and L.G. Biesecker, Bethesda, MD, USA ......................  141

Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factors-I and -II and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 in Newborn Serum: Association with Normal Fetal Head Growth and Head Circumference

S. Davidson, B. Shtaif, I. Gil-Ad, R. Maayan, J. Sulkes, A. Weizman and P. Merlob, Tel Aviv, Israel ............  151

Quantitative Ultrasound Measurements of Bone Strength in Obese Children and Adolescents

A. Eliakim, D. Nemet and B. Wolach, Tel Aviv, Israel ............  159

Thyroid Function and Serum Prolactin Levels in Patients with Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

M.V. Ronchezel, C.A. Len, A. Spinola e Castro, S. Sacchetti, V.M. Lourenzi, S. Ajzen, S. Tufik and M.O.E. Hilário, São Paulo, Brazil ...  165

Thyroid Hormone Profile in Children with Goiter in an Endemic Goiter Area

S. Semiz, U. Şenol, O. Bircan, S. Gümüşlü, D.K. Korgun, S. Akçurin and İ. Bircan, Antalya, Turkey ....  171

The Clinical Course of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Children and Adolescents: 6 Years Longitudinal Follow-up

S. Jaruratanasirikul, K. Leethanaporn, P. Khuntigij and H. Sriplung, Songkla, Thailand .......  177

Association between Serum Leptin and Anthropometric Parameters at Birth and at 15^th Day of Life in Infants
Born Asymmetrically Small for Gestational Age

Z. Orbak, M. Çoker, Ş. Darcan and D. Gökşen, İzmir, Turkey  ... 185

Postprandial Triglyceridemia in Obese and Non-obese Adolescents. Importance of Body Composition and Fat Distribution

L.A. Moreno, I. Quintela, J. Fleta, A. Sarría, L. Roda, A. Giner and M. Bueno, Zaragoza, Spain ............  193

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

A Variation of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children

E.I. Felner, J.F. Marks and J.A. Germak, Dallas, TX, USA .......  203

Growth of Children with Primary Hypothyroidism on Treatment with Respect to Different Ages at Diagnosis

F. Darendeliler, M. Yıldırım, R. Bundak, M. Şükür, N. Saka and H. Günöz, Istanbul, Turkey ..........  207

PATIENT REPORTS

Effective Growth Hormone Therapy in a Growth Hormone Deficient Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystropy
Without Evidence of Acceleration of the Dystrophic Process

G.R. Frank and R.E. Smith, New Hyde Park, NY, USA ..............  211

Two Patients with Kabuki Syndrome Presenting with Endocrine Problems

A. Bereket, S. Turan, G. Alper, S. Comu, H. Alpay and F. Akalin, Istanbul, Turkey ...  215

Obituary: Dr. Norman Wettenhall (1915-2000) ............  221

FORUM AND CORRESPONDENCE ................  223

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 225

CALENDAR  ... 227

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