DOI: 10.1055/s-00000017

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes

Issue 04 · Volume 120 · April 2012 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-23168

Editorial

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Nawroth, P.: Innovative Models for Investigation of Pathomechanisms Leading to Late Diabetic Complications

Mini-Review Series on Diabetes and its Complications

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Tyedmers, J.: Yeast as a Model to Understand Mechanisms and Consequences of Protein Modifications by Metabolism Derived Toxic Products
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Mendler, M.; Schlotterer, A.; Morcos, M.; Nawroth, P. P.: Understanding Diabetic Polyneuropathy and Longevity: What Can We Learn from the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans?
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Teleman, A. A.; Ratzenböck, I.; Oldham, S.: Drosophila: A Model for Understanding Obesity and Diabetic Complications
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Jörgens, K.; Hillebrands, J.-L.; Hammes, H.-P.; Kroll, J.: Zebrafish: A Model for Understanding Diabetic Complications
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Bierhaus, A.; Nawroth, P. P.: Critical Evaluation of Mouse Models Used to Study Pain and Loss of Pain Perception in Diabetic Neuropathy
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Peters, V.; Schmitt, C. P.: Murine Models of Diabetic Nephropathy
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Müller, O. J.; Katus, H. A.; Backs, J.: Macrovascular Disease in Diabetes: Is the Mouse a Suitable Model?
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Müller-Krebs, S.; Zhang, W.; Kihm, L. P.; Reiser, J.; Nawroth, P. P.; Schwenger, V.: Glucose Effects on the Peritoneum: What Can We Learn from Rodent Models?
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Feng, Y.; Busch, S.; Gretz, N.; Hoffmann, S.; Hammes, H.-P.: Crosstalk in the Retinal Neurovascular Unit – Lessons for the Diabetic Retina
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Herzig, S.: Liver: A Target of Late Diabetic Complications

Review

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Rachoń, D.: Differential Diagnosis of Hyperandrogenism in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Article

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Natali, A.; Santini, E.; Delbarba, A.; Baldi, S.; Venturi, E.; Tulipani, A.; Nisoli, E.; Ferrannini, E.: Effects of Short and Prolonged Mild Intracellular Nitric Oxide Manipulations on Various Aspects of Insulin Secretion in INS-1E β-Cells
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Tian, T.; Zhang, L. Q.; Ma, X. H.; Zhou, J. N.; Shen, J.: Diabetes Mellitus and Incidence and Mortality of Gastric Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
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Nagel, J. M.; Bücker, S.; Wood, M.; Stark, R.; Göke, B.; Parhofer, K. G.; Allgayer, H.: Less Advanced Stages of Colon Cancer in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: an Unexpected Finding?
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Li, C.-C.; Yang, C.; Wang, S.; Zhang, J.; Kong, X.-R.; Ouyang, J.: A 10-year Retrospective Study of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Children
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Trimboli, P.; Nigri, G.; Romanelli, F.; Cicciarella Modica, D. D.; Crescenzi, A.; Valabrega, S.; Giovanella, L.: Medullary Thyroid Nodules by Measurement of Calcitonin (Ct) in Aspiration Needle Washout in Patients with Multinodular Goiter and Moderately Elevated Serum Ct
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Găloiu, S.; Jurcuţ, R.; Vlădaia, A.; Florian, A.; Purice, M.; Popescu, B. A.; Ginghină, C.; Coculescu, M.: Structural and Functional Changes of Carotid Wall Properties in Patients with Acromegaly are not Restored after 1 year of GH/IGF1 Normalization

Short Communication

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Oki, K.; Yamane, K.; Nakanishi, S.; Shiwa, T.; Kohno, N.: Influence of Adrenal Subclinical Hypercortisolism on Hypertension in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma
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Avila, C.; Huang, R. J.; Stevens, M. V.; Aponte, A. M.; Tripodi, D.; Kim, K. Y.; Sack, M. N.: Platelet Mitochondrial Dysfunction is Evident in Type 2 Diabetes in Association with Modifications of Mitochondrial Anti-Oxidant Stress Proteins