TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 29, Issue 12 (December 2005)
Papers
Leptin induces rat glomerular mesangial cell hypertrophy, but does not regulate hyperplasia or apoptosis
M P-S Lee, D Orlov and G Sweeney
Int J Obes 29: 1395-1401; advance online publication, July 5, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803031
Influence of a selective histamine H3 receptor antagonist on hypothalamic neural activity, food intake and body weight
K Malmlöf, F Zaragoza, V Golozoubova, H H F Refsgaard, T Cremers, K Raun, B S Wulff, P B Johansen, B Westerink and K Rimvall
Int J Obes 29: 1402-1412; advance online publication, September 6, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803036
Differential function of the 
2A-adrenoceptor and phosphodiesterase-3B in human adipocytes of different origin
A Dicker, M Kaaman, V van Harmelen, G Åström, K L Blanc and M Rydén
Int J Obes 29: 1413-1421; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803042
Association study between chromosome 10q26.11 and obesity among Swedish men
C Lavebratt, S Sengul, H F Gu, B Persson, L Nordfors, C-G Östenson, S Efendic, P Arner, J Hoffstedt and M Schalling
Int J Obes 29: 1422-1428; advance online publication, July 5, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803033
Gastric banding induces negative bone remodelling in the absence of secondary hyperparathyroidism: potential role of serum C telopeptides for follow-up FREE
V Giusti, C Gasteyger, M Suter, E Heraief, R C Gaillard and P Burckhardt
Int J Obes 29: 1429-1435; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803040
Alcohol and adiposity: effects of quantity and type of drink and time relation with meals
S G Wannamethee, A G Shaper and P H Whincup
Int J Obes 29: 1436-1444; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803034
Effect of weight loss on inflammatory and endothelial markers and FMD using two low-fat diets
P M Clifton, J B Keogh, P R Foster and M Noakes
Int J Obes 29: 1445-1451; advance online publication, September 20, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803039
Central obesity as a major determinant of increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in metabolic syndrome
A-C Santos, C Lopes, J T Guimarães and H Barros
Int J Obes 29: 1452-1456; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803035
Abdominal fat distribution and functional limitations and disability in a biracial cohort: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
D K Houston, J Stevens and J Cai
Int J Obes 29: 1457-1463; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803043
High amount of visceral fat mass is associated with multiple metabolic changes in offspring of type 2 diabetic patients
U Salmenniemi, E Ruotsalainen, M Vänttinen, I Vauhkonen, J Pihlajamäki, S Kainulainen, K Punnonen and M Laakso
Int J Obes 29: 1464-1470; advance online publication, July 26, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803041
Insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and 
-cell function during puberty in overweight Hispanic children with a family history of type 2 diabetes
G D C Ball, M J Weigensberg, M L Cruz, G Q Shaibi, H A Kobaissi and M I Goran
Int J Obes 29: 1471-1477; advance online publication, August 2, 2005; doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0803044
