1. Circulating ghrelin levels as function of gender, pubertal status and adiposity in childhood

   • S. Bellone
   • A. Rapa
   • G. Bona

   Rapid Communication 11 March 2014 Pages: RC13 - RC15

2. Smoking and Graves’ disease

   • Luigi Bartalena

   Editorial 11 March 2014 Pages: 402 - 402

3. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression by differentiated thyroid carcinoma of children and adolescents

   • A. Patel
   • A. M. Straight
   • G. L. Francis

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 403 - 408

4. Sustainable control of iodine deficiency in Iran: Beneficial results of the implementation of the mandatory law on salt iodization

   • F. Azizi
   • R. Sheikholeslam
   • M. Pajouhi

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 409 - 413

5. A ten-year (1989–1998) perspective study of the incidence of Type 1 diabetes in the district of Catania (Sicily) in a 0–14 year age group

   • M. L. Arpi
   • G. Fichera
   • S. Squatrito

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 414 - 419

6. Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine, does not modify the ACTH and cortisol response to hCRH and AVP, but blunts the cortisol response to ACTH in humans

   • S. Grottoli
   • B. Maccagno
   • E. Arvat

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 420 - 425

7. Short children with familial short stature show enhancement of somatotroph secretion but normal IGF-I levels

   • S. Bellone
   • G. Corneli
   • G. Aimaretti

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 426 - 430

8. The impact of gender, body dimension and body composition on hand-grip strength in healthy children

   • A. Sartorio
   • C. L. Lafortuna
   • L. Trecate

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 431 - 435

9. Dietary fatty acids modify insulin secretion of rat pancreatic islet cells in vitro

   • F. J. Tinahones
   • A. Pareja
   • G. Rojo-Martínez

   Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 436 - 441

10. The influence of parity on multinodular goiter prevalence in areas with moderate iodine deficiency

    • M. Rotondi
    • F. Sorvillo
    • C. Carella

    Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 442 - 446

11. Thyroid hormone autoantibodies in primary Sjögren syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis are more prevalent than in autoimmune thyroid disease, becoming progressively more frequent in these diseases

    • R. M. Ruggeri
    • M. Galletti
    • S. Benvenga

    Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 447 - 454

12. Testosterone acts as a coronary vasodilator by a calcium antagonistic action

    • K. M. English
    • R. D. Jones
    • K. S. Channer

    Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 455 - 458

13. Does hepatic metabolism of melatonin affect the endogenous serum melatonin level in man?

    • C. Ursing
    • S. Härtter
    • S. Röjdmark

    Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 459 - 462

14. Effects of long-term enalapril and losartan therapy of heart failure on cardiovascular aldosterone

    • J. C. Xiu
    • P. Wu
    • Y. Liu

    Original Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 463 - 468

15. Hypothyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with scintigraphic and echo-color Doppler features mimicking autonomous adenoma

    • F. Boi
    • M. Piga
    • S. Mariotti

    Case Report 11 March 2014 Pages: 469 - 472

16. A case of reversible azoospermia following withdrawal from alcohol consumption

    • E. Vicari
    • A. Arancio
    • A. E. Calogero

    Case Report 11 March 2014 Pages: 473 - 476

17. Mitochondrial diabetes mellitus

    • J. A. Maassen
    • G. M. C. Janssen
    • H. H. J. P. Lemkes

    Review Article 11 March 2014 Pages: 477 - 484

18. Hyperglycemia and heart dysfunction: An oxidant mechanism contributing to heart failure in diabetes

    • K. Esposito
    • R. Marfella
    • D. Giugliano

    Opinion 11 March 2014 Pages: 485 - 488

19. Announcements

    Announcement 11 March 2014 Pages: 489 - 490