The Thyroid Gland

 

	The access of Central and East European Thyroidologists to international medical and endocrinological journals is rather limited. So I was pleased with the idea of MERCK KGaA Darmstadt to launch a new thyroid journal "The Thyroid Gland - Clinical and Experimental". This journal aims to extend the publication possibilities in Central and Easter Europe as well as to disseminate the thyroidological information (psychology, diagnostics, therapy). It is of course open for authors from all countries. Please see the instructions for authors.  I am happy that several thyroidologists from Central and Eastern Europe (Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, see cover) have joined the Editorial Board and I sincerely hope that we shall contribute toward the health of people.  Prague, Feb. 22. 1996  V. Schreiber  CONTENTS The Thyroid Gland 1/1996 The Enigmas of the Thyroid Gland, V. Schreiber  Increased iodine intake and autoimmune thyroiditis: exclamation and question marks, facts and myths, P. Langer  The role of thyroid hormones in pituitary hyperplasia, J. Nedvídková, K. Pacák, M. Haluzík, V. Schreiber  The Thyroid Gland 2/1996 Endocrine Orbitopathy, S. Vána  The importance of repeated plasma thyroglobulin measurements in follow-up studies of differentiated thyroid cancer, J. Nemec, P. Vlcek, R. Bílek, P. Chytrý, V. Zamrazil, P. Racek  Treatment of Graves' disease with low starting doses of methimazole, F. Burumkulova, G. Kotova, G. Gerasimov  The Thyroid Gland 3/1996 The story of TRH, V. Schreiber  The Effect of Androgens on the Concentration of TRH-Like Peptides in Rat Prostate, R. Bílek, P. J. Gkonos, M. Soutorová, L. Stárka, D. G. Smyth  Thyroid Status in Patients with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BHP) and Prostatic Cancer (PC), Libor Safarík, Radovan Bílek  A new Bedside Test for the rapid Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism, T. Chernova, G. Gerasimov, G. Kolesnikova, J. Ehrenkranz    Editorial Board  Copyright  Instructions for authors    Editorial Board G. Gerasimov (Moscow)  B. Kalvachová (Prague)  A. Konrády (Vác)  Z. Kusic (Zagreb)  P. Langer (Bratislava)  Z. Límanová  J. Nemec (Prague)  J. Nauman (Warsaw)  M. Simescu (Bucuresti)  V. Schreiber (Chairman, Prague)  V. Zamrazil (Prague)  Address of the editorial board: V. Schreiber, IIIrd Med. Dept.  1st Sch. of Med, U nemocnice 1,  128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic  Phone: (Prague) 299132, 24962908  Fax: (Prague) 296872  Subscription:  MERCK Pharma, Belohorská 39/260,  169 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic  Phone: (Prague) 20511095, 20513227  Fax: (Prague) 350547, 352195    Copyright 1996 Merck Pharma Prague Publishing House 1996 Galén Prague  All rights reserved, including that of translation into other languages.  No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Merck Pharma Prague.  Editorial content: Although great care has been taken in compiling and checking the information given in this publication to ensure that it is accurate, the publisher shall not be held responsible for the continued currency of the information or for any errors, omission, or inaccuracies in this publication.  The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher, sponsor, or editorial board.    Instructions for authors The Thyroid Gland - Clinical and Experimental will be issued quarterly and it will publish reviews, original articles, and case reports from the thyroid field, both clinical and experimental, in English. The articles should have this heading (example):  J. Nedvídková, K. Pacák, M. Haluzík. V. Schreiber (Institute of Endocrinology and Laboratory for Endocrinology and Metabolism, IIIrd Med. Dept. Prague)    The role of thyroid hormones in pituitary hyperplasia  The original articles should have the headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Summary, References. The review articles may be organised at the discretion of the authors. The references in the text should be made by the name and year of the publication (e.g. Noital, 1995) and in the references section ordered alphabetically with full title of the papers, e.g.  Noital AB: The role of the thyroid gland in my individual growth. Science, 1995, 335:155-165.  The author of the manuscript will receive 50 reprints of his/her paper.  Subscription: MERCK Pharma, Belohorská 39/260, 169 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic  The Thyroid Gland - Clinical and Experimental will be issued quarterly and it will publish reviews, original articles, and case reports from the thyroid field, both clinical and experimental, in English. The articles should have this heading (example):  J. Nedvídková, K. Pacák, M. Haluzík. V. Schreiber (Institute of Endocrinology and Laboratory for Endocrinology and Metabolism, IIIrd Med. Dept. Prague)  The role of thyroid hormones in pituitary hyperplasia  The original articles should have the headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Summary, References. The review articles may be organised at the discretion of the authors. The references in the text should be made by the name and year of the publication (e.g. Noital, 1995) and in the references section ordered alphabetically with full title of the papers, e.g.  Noital AB: The role of the thyroid gland in my individual growth. Science, 1995, 335:155-165.  The author of the manuscript will receive 50 reprints of his/her paper.  Subscription: MERCK Pharma, Belohorská 39/260, 169 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic