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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Joseph Dunckley
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 :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.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :15
Levels of the thyroid hormones thyrotropin, thyroxine and triiodothyronine are highest in the month after birth and fall markedly during childhood and adolescence suggesting adult reference levels are inappropriate for use in the pediatric setting.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :12
Well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus is not characterized by increased oxidative DNA damage and telomere attrition in colonic epithelium cells, which suggests that the associated carcinogenesis in the colonic mucosa arises through different mechanisms.
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Research article
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is not related to cardiac natriuretic peptide in nulliparous and lactating women Hussein F Saadi, M. Gary Nicholls, Christopher M Frampton, Sheela Benedict, Javed Yasin BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Extremely short duration high intensity training substantially improves insulin action in young sedentary males John A Babraj, Niels BJ Vollaard, Cameron Keast, Fergus M Guppy, Greg Cottrell, James A Timmons BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :3 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Alteration of renal respiratory complex-III during experimental type-1 diabetes Shankar Munusamy, Hamida Saba, Tanecia Mitchell, Judit K Megyesi, Robert W Brock, Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Waist circumference and insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study of Japanese men Shinji Tabata, Shinichiro Yoshimitsu, Tadamichi Hamachi, Hiroshi Abe, Keizo Ohnaka, Suminori Kono BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cardiovascular autonomic function tests in an African population Malvin Torsvik, Amanda Haegblom, Geir Egil Eide, Erich Schmutzhard, Kaare Vetvik, Andrea Sylvia Winkler BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study: study protocol Jackie F Price, Rebecca M Reynolds, Rory J Mitchell, Rachel M Williamson, F Gerald R Fowkes, Ian J Deary, Amanda J Lee, Brian M Frier, Peter C Hayes, Mark WJ Strachan BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :18 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and comorbidity in diabetes: results from the Vermont diabetes information system Maria E Ramos-Nino, Charles D MacLean, Benjamin Littenberg BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :17 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prediction of peak pressure from clinical and radiological measurements in patients with diabetes Nick A Guldemond, Pieter Leffers, Geert HIM Walenkamp, Nicolaas C Schaper, Antal P Sanders, Fred HM Nieman, Lodewijk W Van Rhijn BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :16 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pediatric reference intervals for thyroid hormone levels from birth to adulthood: a retrospective study Klaus Kapelari, Christine Kirchlechner, Wolfgang Hogler, Katharina Schweitzer, Irene Virgolini, Roy Moncayo BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :15 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Safety and tolerability of sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis Debora Williams-Herman, Elizabeth Round, Arlene S Swern, Bret Musser, Michael J Davies, Peter P Stein, Keith D Kaufman, John M Amatruda BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :14 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Nurse-led motivational interviewing to change the lifestyle of patients with type 2 diabetes (MILD-project): protocol for a cluster, randomized, controlled trial on implementing lifestyle recommendations Renate Jansink, Joze Braspenning, Trudy Van der Weijden, Louis Niessen, Glyn Elwyn, Richard Grol BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Original investigation
Abnormal glucose regulation in patients with acute ST- elevation myocardial infarction-a cohort study on 224 patients
Eva C Knudsen, Ingebjorg Seljeflot, Michael Abdelnoor, Jan Eritsland, Arild Mangschau, Harald Arnesen, Geir O Andersen Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes in human thyroid tumors: the immunohistochemical and molecular biology (RT-PCR) investigation Hanna Pisarek, Tomasz Stepien, Robert Kubiak, Edyta Borkowska, Marek Pawlikowski Thyroid Research 2009, 2 :1 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Minute ampullary carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastases: a case report and review of literature Eri Senda, Koji Fujimoto, Katsuhiro Ohnishi, Akihiro Higashida, Cho Ashida, Toshio Okutani, Shigeru Sakano, Masayuki Yamamoto, Reiko Ito, Hajime Yamada World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :9 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Regulatory axes on food advertising to children on television Elizabeth Handsley, Kaye Mehta, John Coveney, Chris Nehmy Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009, 6 :1 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
A rare case of cardiac paraganglioma presenting as anginal pain: a case report Tabindeh J Khalid, Omer Zuberi, Lara Zuberi, Imran Khalid Cases Journal 2009, 2 :72 (21 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Metabolic syndrome and physical activity in southern
Brazilian community-dwelling elders: a population-based, cross-sectional study
Roberta R Dalacorte, Cesar L Reichert, Jose L Vieira BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :25 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
Improved glycaemic control by switching from insulin NPH to insulin glargine: a retrospective observational study Peter Sharplin, Jason Gordon, John R Peters, Anthony P Tetlow, Andrea Longman, Phil McEwan Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :3 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
Ethnic differences in cardiometabolic risk profile in an overweight/obese paediatric cohort in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional study Mariska van Vliet, Ines A von Rosenstiel, Roger K Schindhelm, Desiderius PM Brandjes, Jos H Beijnen, Michaela Diamant Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :2 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Seasonal variance of 25-(OH) vitamin D in the general population of Estonia, a Northern European country Mart Kull Jr, Riina Kallikorm, Anu Tamm, Margus Lember BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :22 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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