Traditionally, endocrinology textbooks have been either short notes or multi-author, multi-volume
monster, all of which present clinical material last and often only briefly. Endocrinology …

OBJECTIVE: We investigated the change in the plasma concentration of asymmetric
dimethylarginine, an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, in early-, mid-, and late-…

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of polycystic ovaries (PCO) in Asian women
living in England who are of Indian subcontinent origin or ancestry and to investigate the …

Background— Experimental evidence suggests that estrogens stimulate the production of
nitric oxide (NO) by vascular endothelial cells. This effect has been attributed to increased …

background Ultrasonographic appearances of polycystic ovaries (PCO) are found in 50% of
South London Indian subcontinent Asians, a population at high risk of coronary disease and …

Since recent in vivo evidence suggests that the benzofuran antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone
has a direct toxic effect on the human thyroid gland, we have investigated the effects of both …

Apomorphine, a centrally‐acting emetic, was administered subcutaneously (50 /μg/kg) to
nine normal subjects (four male, five female; aged 22‐36 years) and four patients with …

OBJECTIVE Hyperinsulinaemia has a role in the development of hyperandrogenism and
polycystic ovary syndrome in women of normal weight. Polycystic ovaries are common in …

Endothelial cells synthesise nitric oxide from L-arginine and this process can be inhibited by
N G , N G dimethylarginine (asymmetric dimethylarginine; ADMA), a constituent of plasma …

Bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by dual energy x ray absorptiometry in 60 adults
(33 males, 27 females; aged 50, range 23-76 years) who were growth hormone deficient …