American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism

volume 56 no.5 november 2007 PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHED IN AJP (CONSOLIDATED), vol. 293, no. 5 ajpendo.org PAGES E1131– E1464 AJP - ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM november 2007 no. 5 volume 56 A J o u r n a l o f T h e A m e r i c a n P h y s i o l o g i c a l Editor-in-Chief S o c i e t y Associate Editors Amira Klip Patricia L. Brubaker The Hospital for Sick Children Meredith A. Hawkins University of Toronto Albert Einstein College of Medicine Charles H. Lang Pennsylvania State College of Medicine André Marette CHUL Research Centre full text online at Kelle H. Moley Washington University School of Medicine Martin G. Myers, Jr. University of Michigan Medical School Michael Quon ajpendo.org National Institutes of Health (NCCAM) Juleen R. Zierath Karolinska Institutet American Journal of PhysiologyEndocrinology and Metabolism Scope of Journal A Few HOT Articles The American Journal of PhysiologyEndocrinology and Metabolism is a world leader in reporting exciting new findings in this important field. The journal’s comprehensive scope includes: AMP-activated protein kinase, a metabolic master switch: possible roles in Type 2 diabetes ■ W. W. Winder, D. G. Hardie Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. Jul 01, 1999; 277: 1-10 ■ Glucagon and regulation of glucose metabolism ■ ■ ■ ■ original studies at organizational levels ranging from the molecular, subcellular and cellular to whole organisms, including humans investigations in research areas including the secretion and action of hormones of the endocrine brain, the anterior pituitary gland, adrenal, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, gonads and reproductive tissues, the paracrine and autocrine control of endocrine cell performance, and hormonal or metabolite control of organic and inorganic metabolism examination of specific themes such as receptor activation, actions of hormones and growth factors, gene expression, ionic and membrane control of hormone secretion Authors are required to submit papers online at www.apscentral.org. Guoqiang Jiang, Bei B. Zhang Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. Apr 01, 2003; 284: 671678 Muscle, liver, and pancreas: Three Musketeers fighting to control glycemia Amira Klip, Mladen Vranic Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. Dec 01, 2006; 291: 1141-1143 Glucose clamp technique: a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance RA DeFronzo, JD Tobin, R Andres Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. Sep 01, 1979; 237: 214-223 Osteogenic regulation of vascular calcification: an early perspective Radhika Vattikuti, Dwight A. Towler Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. May 01, 2004; 286: 686-696 Reader & Author Benefits ■ ■ ■ ■ Fully searchable text, including PubMed Rich color and sharp resolution of figures Editor’s Home Page at www.the-aps.org/publications/ajpendo FREE access to the extensive collection of back issues available online 12 months after publication FREE e-mail notification of new content as it becomes available Manuscripts online within days of acceptance Perpetual/Electronic Archiving of the LOCKSS and CLOCKSS systems preserves the electronic content of all APS journals. 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