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Welcome to BMC Endocrine Disorders published by BioMed Central
BMC Endocrine Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Endocrine Disorders (ISSN 1472-6823) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :14
Ultrasound-guided fine needle-aspiration in thyroid biopsy is more cost-effective than palpation-guided fine-needle aspiration and more likely to provide an accurate diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :3
Low-volume, high-intensity exercise improves insulin action in sedentary males and may prove to be an efficient way of reducing risk factors for metabolic disease in those with little time for conventional high volume regimes.
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Research article
Salivary cortisol differs with age and sex and shows inverse associations with WHR in Swedish women: a cross-sectional study Charlotte A Larsson, Bo Gullberg, Lennart Rastam, Ulf Lindblad BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :16 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of aerobic exercise in reducing metabolic risk in healthy older people: The Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial Francis M Finucane, Jessica Horton, Lisa R Purslow, David B Savage, Soren Brage, Herve Besson, Kenneth Horton, Ema De Lucia Rolfe, Alison Sleigh, Stephen J Sharp, Helen Martin, Avan Ahie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Ulf Ekelund, Simon J Griffin, Nicholas J Wareham BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :15 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cost-effectiveness comparison between palpation- and ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies Ahmet Sel BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :14 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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DreamTel; Diabetes risk evaluation and management tele-monitoring study protocol Sheldon W Tobe, Joan Wentworth, Laurie Ironstand, Susan Hartman, Jackie Hoppe, Judi Whiting, Janice Kennedy, Colin McAllister, Alex Kiss, Nancy Perkins, Lloyd Vincent, George Pylypchuk, Richard Z Lewanczuk BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :13 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Familial history of diabetes and clinical characteristics in Greek subjects with type 2 diabetes Athanasia Papazafiropoulou, Alexios Sotiropoulos, Eystathios Skliros, Marina Kardara, Anthi Kokolaki, Ourania Apostolou, Stavros Pappas BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :12 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Graz Endocrine Causes of Hypertension (GECOH) study: a diagnostic accuracy study of aldosterone to active renin ratio in screening for primary aldosteronism Stefan Pilz, Andreas Tomaschitz, Vinzenz Stepan, Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch, Astrid Fahrleitner-Pammer, Natascha Schweighofer, Horst R Portugaller, Harald Sourij, Harald Dobnig, Andreas Meinitzer, Thomas R Pieber BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :11 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Different skeletal effects of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) Unni Syversen, Astrid K Stunes, Bj BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :10 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical features, predictive factors and outcome of hyperglycaemic emergencies in a developing country Anthonia O Ogbera, Jacob Awobusuyi, Chioma Unachukwu, Olufemi Fasanmade BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :9 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Anti-inflammatory effect of rosiglitazone is not reflected in expression of NF Marjolijn CE Bragt, Jogchum Plat, Marco Mensink, Patrick Schrauwen, Ronald P Mensink BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :8 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Zinc transporter gene expression is regulated by pro-inflammatory cytokines: a potential role for zinc transporters in beta-cell apoptosis? L BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :7 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Management of progressive type 2 diabetes: role of insulin therapy Craig W Spellman, Ramachandra Rahul V Chemitiganti Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2009, 3 :5 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Changes in serum adiponectin concentrations in critical illness: a preliminary investigation Bala Venkatesh, Ingrid Hickman, Janelle Nisbet, Jeremy Cohen, John Prins Critical Care 2009, 13 :R105 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Disorders of sex development expose transcriptional autonomy of genetic sex and androgen-programmed hormonal sex in human blood leukocytes Paul-Martin Holterhus, Jan-Hendrik Bebermeier, Ralf Werner, Janos Demeter, Annette Richter-Unruh, Gunnar Cario, Mahesh Appari, Reiner Siebert, Felix Riepe, James D Brooks, Olaf Hiort BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :292 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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An imbalance between apoptosis and proliferation contributes to follicular persistence in polycystic ovaries in rats Natalia R Salvetti, Carolina G Panzani, Eduardo J Gimeno, Leandro G Neme, Natalia S Alfaro, Hugo H Ortega Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :68 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Long-term outcome of low-activity radioiodine administration preceded by adjuvant recombinant human TSH pretreatment in elderly subjects with multinodular goiter
Massimo Giusti, Mauro Caputo, Iolanda Calamia, Mariaclaudia Bagnara, Enrica Ceresola, Mara Schiavo, Michele Mussap, Diego Ferone, Francesco Minuto, Marcello Bagnasco Thyroid Research 2009, 2 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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CHOP 5'UTR-c.279T>C and +nt30C>T Variants Are Not Associated with Overweight Condition or with Tumors/Cancer in Italians - a Case-Control Study Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram, Nunzia Piumelli, Laura Pierpaoli, Claudia Gragnoli Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2009, 28 :90 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Is there a relationship between factor V Leiden and type 2 diabetes? Corrado Lodigiani, Paola Ferrazzi, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Luca Libre, Stefano Genovese, Ilaria Quaglia, Lidia Luciana Rota Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :52 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Chronic crude garlic-feeding modified adult male rat testicular markers: mechanisms of action Imen Hammami, Souheila Amara, Mohamed Benahmed, Michele V El May, Claire Mauduit Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :65 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Combined effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes contribute to increased breast cancer risk in premenopausal women Majed S Alokail, Nasser M Al-Daghri, Omar S Al-Attas, Tajamul Hussain Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :33 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Generation and characterization of human insulin-releasing cell lines Leticia Labriola, Maria G. Peters, Karin Krogh, Ivan Stigliano, Leticia F Terra, Cecilia Buchanan, Marcel C Machado, Elisa Bal de Kier Joffe, Lydia Puricelli, Mari C Sogayar BMC Cell Biology 2009, 10 :49 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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