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search in gynecology and obstetrics. Invited, well-referenced reviews • External Validation of the Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) for Predicting
by noted experts keep readers in touch with the general framework and Spontaneous Pregnancy after Surgery: Further Considerations on Its
direction of international study. Original papers report selected experi- Validity: Garavaglia, E.; Pagliardini, L.; Tandoi, I.; Sigismondi, C.; Viganò, P.;
mental and clinical investigations in all fields related to gynecology, Ferrari, S.; Candiani, M. (Milano)
• Knowledge and Attitude towards Menopause and Hormone
obstetrics and reproduction. Short communications are published to
Replacement Therapy in Chinese Women: Jin, F.; Tao, M.; Teng, Y.; Shao, H.;
allow immediate discussion of new data. The international and interdis-
Li, C. (Shanghai); Mills, E. (Ottawa, Ont./Stanford, Calif.)
ciplinary character of this periodical provides an avenue to less acces-
• Prognostic Significance of Pretreatment Plasma Fibrinogen and Platelet
sible sources and to worldwide research for investigators and practitio-
Levels in Patients with Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Zhao, K.; Deng, H.;
ners. Qin, Y.; Liao, W.; Liang, W. (Guangzhou)
• In vitro Fertilization Outcome following Embryo Transfer with or without
Preinstillation of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin into the Uterine Cavity:
A Randomized Controlled Trial: Aaleyasin, A.; Aghahosseini, M.; Rashidi, M.;
Safdarian, L.; Sarvi, F.; Najmi, Z.; Mobasseri, A.; Amoozgar, B. (Tehran)
• Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery for Benign Ovarian Cystectomies:
Bedaiwy, M.A. (Cleveland, Ohio/Vancouver, B.C.); Sheyn, D. (Cleveland, Ohio);
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
Eghdami, L. (Vancouver, B.C.); Abdelhafez, F.F. (Cleveland, Ohio); Volsky, J.G.
Founded: 1895 (Chicago, Ill.); Nickles-Fader, A. (Baltmore, Md); Escobar, P.F. (Cleveland, Ohio)
Category: Clinical and Basic Research • Metastatic Choriocarcinoma Presenting in a Gravid Woman:
Fields of Interest: Gynecology, Obstetrics Byrd, K. (Bethesda, Md.); Seay, R. (Washington, D.C.); Bechert, C.J.;
Maxwell, G.L.; Bicher, A. (Falls Church, Va.)
Listed in bibliographic services, including: • Outcomes of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Priming and Nonpriming in
PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, in vitro Maturation of Oocytes in Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovarian
Google Scholar, Scopus, Embase Syndrome: A Single-Blinded Randomized Study: Choavaratana, R.;
Thanaboonyawat, I.; Laokirkkiat, P.; Prechapanich, J.; Suksompong, S.;
2017: Volumes 82
Mekemaharn, O.; Petyim, S. (Bangkok)
4 issues per volume • Effectiveness of Combining Plasma Exchange with Plasma Perfusion
Language: English in Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Analysis: Ding, J.;
ISSN 0378–7346 Han, L.-P.; Lou, X.-P.; Geng, L.-N.; Liu, D.; Yang, Q.; Gao, S. (Zhengzhou)
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The world of nephrology united in one publication
Editor-in-Chief Section Editors
A. Benigni,
Clinical Practice
Bergamo D. Warnock,
Birmingham, Ala.
Experimental Nephrology
and Genetics
F. Terzi, Paris
N.V.V.A.M. Knoers,
Utrecht
Physiology
F. Lang, Tübingen
Nephron comprises three sections, which are each under the editorship Selected contributions
of internationally recognized leaders and served by specialized Associ- • The Gut as a Source of Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease: Lau, W.L.;
ate Editors. Apart from high-quality original research, Nephron pub- Kalantar-Zadeh, K.; Vaziri, N.D. (Orange, Calif.)
lishes invited reviews/minireviews on up-to-date topics. Papers un- • Quality of Life in Dialysis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study:
dergo an innovative and transparent peer review process encompassing Broers, N.J.H. (Maastricht); Usvyat, L.A. (Waltham, Mass.); Kooman, J.P.;
van der Sande, F.M. (Maastricht); Lacson, Jr., E. (Waltham, Mass.); Kotanko, P.
a Presentation Report which assesses and summarizes the presentation
(New York, N.Y.); Maddux, F.W. (Waltham, Mass.)
of the paper in an unbiased and standardized way.
• Assessment of the HNF1B Score as a Tool to Select Patients for HNF1B
The open access journal Nephron Extra provides additional contents
Genetic Testing: Clissold, R.; Shields, B.; Ellard, S.; Hattersley, A.; Bingham, C.
based on reviewed and accepted submissions to the main journal Neph- (Exeter)
ron on www.karger.com/nne. • Urine Osmolarity Predicts the Body Weight-Reduction Response to
Tolvaptan in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Retrospective,
Observational Study: Iwatani, H.; Kawabata, H.; Sakaguchi, Y.; Yamamoto, R.;
Hamano, T.; Rakugi, H.; Isaka, Y. (Suita)
• The Low AGE Diet: A Neglected Aspect of Clinical Nephrology Practice?:
Uribarri, J.; He, J.C. (New York, N.Y.)
• HPSE2 Mutations in Urofacial Syndrome, Non-Neurogenic Neurogenic
Bladder and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Bulum, B.; Özçakar, Z.B.;
Duman, D.; Cengiz, F.B.; Kavaz, A.; Burgu, B.; Baskın, E.; Çakar, N.; Soygür, T.;
Ekim, M. (Ankara); Tekin, M. (Miami, Fla.); Yalçınkaya, F. (Ankara)
• Kidney Volume Estimations with Ellipsoid Equations by Magnetic
Nephron Resonance Imaging in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease:
Founded: 1964 Higashihara, E.; Nutahara, K.; Okegawa, T.; Tanbo, M.; Hara, H.; Miyazaki, I.;
Category: Clinical and Basic Research Kobayasi, K.; Nitatori, T. (Tokyo)
Field of Interest: Nephrology • Determination of the Renal Threshold for Glucose Excretion in Familial
Renal Glucosuria: Aires, I. (Lisbon); Fila, M. (Paris); Polidori, D. (San Diego, Calif.);
Listed in bibliographic services, including Santos, A.R.; Costa, A.B.; Calado, J. (Lisbon)
Journal Citation Reports, PubMed/MEDLINE,
Biological Abstracts, Embase, Amedeo
2016: Volumes 132, 133, 134
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Language: English
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A unique forum for research on sexual development
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Evolution, Endocrinology, Embryology and Pathology
of Sex Determination and Differentiation
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Evolution, Endocrinology, Embryology, and
Pathology of Sex Determination and Differentiation
NPuobwM liesdte/Md iend line
Editors-in-Chief Section Editors Endocrinology
Michael Schmid, Olaf Hiort, Lübeck
Genetics
Würzburg Ken-ichirou Morohashi,
Richard Behringer,
Peter Koopman, Fukuoka
Houston, Tex.
Brisbane, Qld.
Development Biology
Manfred Schartl, Molecular Biology Marilyn B. Renfree,
David Zarkower,
Würzburg Melbourne, Vic.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Blanche Capel,
Robin Lovell-Badge,
Durham, N.C.
London
Pathology
Evolution
Eric Vilain,
David Crews, Austin, Tex.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Horacio Merchant-Larios,
Ken McElreavey, Paris
Mexico City
Recent discoveries in experimental and clinical research have led to im- Selected contributions
pressive advances in our knowledge of the genetic and environmental • The Genetics of Disorders of Sex Development in Humans: Ohnesorg, T.
mechanisms governing sex determination and differentiation, their evo- (Melbourne, Vic.); Vilain, E. (Los Angeles, Calif.); Sinclair, A.H. (Melbourne, Vic.)
lution as well as the mutations or endocrine and metabolic abnormalities • Characteristic Features of Reproductive Hormone Profiles in Late
that interfere with normal gonadal development. Sexual Development Adolescent and Adult Females with Complete Androgen Insensitivity
provides a unique forum for this rapidly expanding field. Its broad scope Syndrome: Doehnert, U. (Lübeck); Bertelloni, S. (Pisa); Werner, R. (Lübeck);
covers all a spects of genetics, molecular biology, embryology, endocrinol- Dati, E. (Pisa); Hiort, O. (Lübeck)
• Promoter-Dependent Activity on Androgen Receptor N-Terminal
ogy, evolution and path ology of sex determination and differentiation in
Domain Mutations in Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome:
humans and animals. It publishes high-quality original research manu-
Tadokoro-Cuccaro, R.; Davies, J. (Cambridge); Mongan, N.P. (Nottingham);
scripts, review articles, short reports, case reports and commentaries. An
Bunch, T. (Cambridge); Brown, R.S. (Boston, Mass.); Audi, L. (Barcelona); Watt, K.;
internationally renowned and multidisciplinary editorial team of three McEwan, I.J. (Aberdeen); Hughes, I.A. (Cambridge)
chief editors, ten prominent scientists serving as section editors, and a • Characterising Novel Pathways in Testis Determination Using Mouse
distinguished panel of editorial board members ensures fast and author- Genetics: Carré, G.-A.; Greenfield, A. (Harwell)
friendly editorial processing and peer reviewing. • Building an Ovary: Insights into Establishment of Somatic Cell Lineages
in the Mouse: Nicol, B.; Yao, H.H.-C. (Research Triangle Park, N.C.)
• Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination Ruled Out in the Chinese
Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) via Molecular Cytogenetics and
Sexual Development Incubation Experiments across Populations: Mu, Y. (Beijing); Zhao, B.
Founded: 2007 (Hangzhou); Tang, W.-Q.; Sun, B.-J.; Zeng, Z.-G. (Beijing); Valenzuela, N.
Category: Basic and Clinical Research (Ames, Iowa); Du, W.-G. (Beijing)
Field of Interest: Genetics • Development of Avian External Genitalia: Interspecific Differences and
Sexual Differentiation of the Male and Female Phallus: Herrera, A.M.
Listed in bibliographic services, including
(Gainesville, Fla.); Brennan, P.L.R. (Amherst, Mass.); Cohn, M.J. (Gainesville, Fla.)
Journal Citation Reports, PubMed/MEDLINE, • Anatomical and Molecular Analyses of XY Ovaries from the African
Biological Abstracts, Embase Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides: Rahmoun, M.; Perez, J.; Saunders, P.A.;
Boizet-Bonhoure, B. (Montpellier); Wilhelm, D. (Clayton, Vic.); Poulat, F.;
2016: Volume 10
Veyrunes, F. (Montpellier)
6 issues per volume
Language: English
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