1. Presence of GHRH mRNA in Human Pituitary Somatotrophinomas and Its Relationship to in vitro Effect of a GHRH-antagonist on GH Secretion and cAMP Production

   • Eric Frank Adams
   • Helen Law
   • Andrew Levy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 12

2. Overexpression of Stimulatory G Protein Alpha-subunit Is a Hallmark of Most Human Somatotrophic Pituitary Tumours and Is Associated with Resistance to GH-releasing Hormone

   • Christiane Hamacher
   • Martina Bröcker
   • Michael Derwahl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 23

3. Cis-unsaturated Free Fatty Acids Block VIP-mediated GH and PRL Secretion by Perturbing the cAMP/Protein Kinase A Pathway

   • Francisco R. Pérez
   • Jes$uacute;s P. Cami$ntilde;a
   • Felipe F. Casanueva

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 32

4. Transcriptional Activation of the Proopiomelanocortin Gene by Cyclic AMP-responsive Element Binding Protein

   • Anne-Laurence Boutillier
   • Christian Gaiddon
   • Jean-Philippe Loeffler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 43

5. A Mutational Hot Spot in the Prop-1 Gene in Russian Children with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency

   • Olga V. Fofanova
   • Noboru Takamura
   • Shunichi Yamashita

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 49

6. Age-related Variations in the Neuroendocrine Control, More Than Impaired Receptor Sensitivity, Cause The Reduction in the GH-releasing Activity of GHRPs in Human Aging

   • Emanuela Arvat
   • GianPaolo Ceda
   • Ezio Ghigo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 58

7. Growth Hormone Deficiency in Elderly Patients with Hypothalamo-Pituitary Tumors

   • Annamaria Colao
   • Gaetana Cerbone
   • Gaetano Lombardi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 67

8. Malignant Pituitary Tumours

   • G.A. Kaltsas
   • A.B. Grossman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 81

9. The German Study Group, “Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Tumors”—A Portrait

   • Hans-Jürgen Quabbe
   • Rudolf Fahlbusch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 83