Publications of Dr. Hing-Chung Lam 林興中醫師著作 Conference Papers(學術會議論文) 1. HC Lam, TS Jap, WK Yu, CH Su, LT Ho, KN Ching. Primary hyperparathyroidism with multiple giant cell tumors of bones: Report of a case. Proceedings of Autumn Meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., September 1986, Taipei, Taiwan. 2. HC Lam, SH Li, JT Wang, KT Tang, LT Ho. Antilipemic effect of alufibrate on hyperlipidemic patients with or without diabetes mellitus. Proceedings of the 8th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1987, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. KT Tang, HC Lam, JT Wang, SH Li, LC Hsiao, JC Perng, LT Ho. Determination of heart rate variation and skin blood flow in the diagnosis of diabetic autonomic neuropathy. Proceedings of the 8th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1987, Taipei, Taiwan. 4. JT Wang, KT Tang, HC Lam, RL Chen, YF Liu, LC Hsiao, LT Ho. Pharmacodynamic of intravenous infusion of somatostatin in type 2 diabetics--a two compartment open model. Proceedings of the 8th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1987, Taipei, Taiwan. 5. LT Ho, YF Liu, JC Perng, JT Wang, KT Tang, HC Lam. Two-compartment pharmacokinetics of plasma free insulin in diabetic patients with insulin antibodies. Clin Res.1987;35:151A. 6. LT Ho, KT Tang, JT Wang, HC Lam, JC Perng, SH Li, LC Hsiao. Abnormal skin microcirculatory reflex in diabetic patients with or without autonomic neuropathy. Diabetes Res and Clin Practice, 1987;3(Suppl 1): S67. 7. MT Khow, T Ho, JJ Chen, JC Wang, HC Lam, MS Shou, LT Ho. Comparison of the insulin effect upon glucose transport and oxidation activities of adipocytes from small and large male rats. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. 8. HC Lam, FT Tai, CK Kwok, TS Jap, KT Tang, JT Wang, LM Wang, LT Ho. Graves' disease following subacute thyroiditis. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. 9. LM Wang, CF Kwok, TS Jap, KT Tang, JT Wang, HC Lam, LT Ho. Lipodystrophy: Report of a case. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. 10. JT Wang, LT Ho, KT Tang, LM Wang, HC Lam, SH Lee, LC Hsiao, Ida YD Chen, Gerald M Reaven. The children of diabetic parents are not more insulin resistant than those of normal glucose tolerant parents. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. 11. KT Tang, LT Ho, LM Wang, HC Lam, JT Wang,KN Ching,CF Kwok, TS Jap. Reflex heart rate response in normal Chinese adults--its relationship to age. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1988, Taipei, Taiwan. 12. HC Lam, LT Ho, HD Lin, TS Jap, ST Tsai, SY Hsiao, CF Kwok, GS Won, MS Wu, KT Tang, LM Wang, TC Chang, KN Ching. Chemodectoma involving right carotid body and right glomus jugulare and probably with nor-epinephrine secreting ability:Report of a case. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 13. HC Lam, TC Liou, LT Ho, KN Ching. Cushing's syndrome--a review of 188 cases in Taipei Veterans General Hospital during 1962 through 1988. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 14. HC Lam, LT Ho, TS Jap, KT Tang, KN Ching. Concurrent hyperthyroidism and hyperparathyroidism:influence of hyperthyroidism on serum magnesium, free calcium and parathyroid hormone. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 15. HC Lam, LT Ho, MS Wu, CF Kwok, KT Tang, LM Wang,TC Chang, KN Ching. Impaired plasma potassium homeostasis in response to acute hyperglycemia in type 2(non-insulin dependent) diabetics. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 16. HC Lam, LT Ho, TS Jap, KT Tang, KN Ching. Alternating choreoathetosis associated with ketotic diabetes mellitus and basal ganglion calcification: report of a case. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 17. LM Wang, TC Chang, KT Tang, HC Lam, TJ Fung, LT Ho. Two compartment open model of plasma free insulin in diabetic patients with insulin antibodies. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 18. KT Tang, LT Ho, TS Jap, HC Lam, LM Wang, TC Chang, CF Kwok, KN Ching. The relationship between insulin sensitivity and insulin response to oral glucose in healthy individuals with normal fasting plasma glucose. Proceedings of the 10th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1989, Taipei, Taiwan. 19. CF Kwok, ML Chen, KT Tang, HC Lam, LM Wang, TC Chang, TS Jap, LT Ho, KN Ching. Effect of glucose on the intracellular cAMP level in cultured capillary and aortic endothelial cells. Proceedings of the 11th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1990, Taipei, Taiwan. 20. K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, HC Lam, DJ O'Halloran, SR Bloom. Elevated plasma endothelin in diabetes mellitus. Bayliss and Starling 9th annual meeting Nottingham, 19-20th Sept. 1989, U.K. (Regulatory peptides, 1989;26:85). 21. K Takahashi, PM Jones, SM Kanse, HC Lam, RA Spokes, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Presence of endothelin-like immunoreactivity and endothelin-1 mRNA in the rat gastrointestinal tract and its pharmacological effects. 9th joint meeting of British Endocrine Societies.19-22, March, 1990, Glasgow, U.K. (J Endocrinol 1990;124(Suppl): abstract 160). 22. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Presence of immunoreactive endothelin in human milk. 9th joint meeting of British Endocrine Societies.19-22, March,1990, Glasgow, U.K. (J Endocrinol 1990;124 (Suppl): abstract 162). 23. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, SM Kanse, SR Bloom. Identification and characterization of a novel neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide binding sites in rat tissues. 2nd International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, 24-29, June, 1990, Bordeaux,France. (Neuroendocrinology 1990;52(S1): P2.42). 24. K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, JK Murphy, HC Lam, DJ O'Halloran, SR Bloom. Endothelin and endothelin receptors in human brain and pituitary gland. 2nd International Congress of Neuroendocrinology. 24-29, June,1990,Bordeaux, France. (Neuroendocrinology 1990; 52(S1): P2.63). 25. HC Lam, K Takahashi, PM Jones, SM Kanse, RA Spokes, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Endothelin is a gut hormone ? 2nd European Congress of Endocrinology, 1-6, June, 1990, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. J Endocrinol Invest 1990;13:285. 26. K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, PM Jones, SM Kanse, HC Lam, RA Spokes, SR Bloom. Presence of immunoreactive endothelin, endothelin-1 mRNA, endothelin receptors and its pharmacological effect in the gastrointestinal tract. 8th International Symposium on Gastrointestinal Hormones. 4-8, Sept., 1990, Timmendorfer Strand/Baltic Sea, Federal Republic of Germany. 27. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, K Suda, SM Kanse, SR Bloom. Presence of immunoreactive endothelin in human saliva and salivary glands of rat. 10th National Scientific meeting of the Bayliss and Starling Society, Sept., 1990,U.K. (Regul Peptides, 1990) 28. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, SM Kanse, M Yasin, JM Polak, SR Bloom. Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide(PACAP) binding sites in rat tissues. 10th National Scientific Meeting of the Bayliss and* Starling Society, Sept., 1990, U.K. (Regul Peptides, 1990) 29. SM Kanse, K Takahashi, HC Lam, A Rees, J Warren, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Effect of cytokines on endothelin release from bovine aortic and pulmonary arterial endothelial cells. 10th National Scientific Meeting of the Bayliss and Starling Society, Sept., 1990, U.K. (Regul Peptides, 1990) 30. K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, PM Jones, JK Murphy, HC Lam, DJ O'Halloran, SR Bloom. Immunoreactive endothelin, endothelin mRNA and endothelin receptors in human brain and pituitary gland. 10th National Scientific Meeting of the Bayliss and Starling Society, Sept., 1990, U.K. (Regul Peptides, 1990). 31. K Takahashi, K Suda, HC Lam, M Yasin, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Endothelin-like immunoreactivity in rat models of diabetes mellitus. 10th National Scientific Meeting of the Bayliss and Starling Society, Sept., 1990, U.K. (Regul Peptides, 1990) 32. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, AN Warrens, AJ Rees, SR Bloom. Immunoreactive endothelin in human plasma, urine, milk and saliva. Second International Conference on Endothelin, 9-12, Dec., 1990, Tsukuba, Japan. J Vasc Med Biol 1990;2:183. 33. K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, PM Jones, JK Murphy, HC Lam, DJ O'Halloran, SR Bloom. Endothelin in human brain and pituitary gland. Second International Conference on Endothelin, 9-12,Dec., 1990, Tsukuba, Japan. (J Vasc Med Biol 1990; 2:175) 34. HC Lam, SR Bloom. An introduction to endothelin (plenery lecture). Proceedings of the 12th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1991, Taipei, Taiwan. 35. TM Han, HC Lam, JK Lee. Hyperthyroidism presenting as prolong fever, congestive heart failure and transient polyuria-Report of a case. Proceedings of the 12th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 1991, Taipei, Taiwan. 36. TM Han, HC Lam, JK Lee. Plasma growth hormone in pachydermoperiostosis. Report of a case. Proceedings of the 13th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 14-15 1992, Taipei, Taiwan. 37. TM Han, HC Lam, JK Lee. Spontaneous hypoglycemia in congestive heart failure. Report of 3 cases. Scientific Congress and annual meeting of the Society of the Internal Medicine of R.O.C. (J Int Med of R.O.C. 1991; 2: 125) 38. JK Lee,TM Han, HC Lam, MC Wang, PJ Deng. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent microassay and hemaglutination compared for detection of thyroglobulin and thyroid microsomal autoantibody. Proceedings of the 13th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 15-16 1992, Taipei, Taiwan. 39. HC Lam, CC Lu, TM Han, JK Lee. Tissue contents of endothelin are altered differently by thyroid hormone status. Third International Conference on Endothelin, February 14-18,1993, Houston,Texas, U.S.A. 40. HC Lam, K Takahashi, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom. Presence of endothelin immunoreactivity in human osteoblast cell line culture medium. Fourth International Symposium on Osteoporosis. March 27-April 2,1993, Hong Kong. 41. CC Lu, TM Han, HC Lam, JK Lee. Insulin autoimmune syndrome in a carbimazole treated Graves' disease-Report of a case. Proceedings of the 14th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 20-21 1993, Taipei, Taiwan. 42. CC Lu, JK Lee, CY Yang, TM Han, HC Lam. Hepatitis B virus markers of hospitalized diabetic patients in south TaiwanPreliminary report. Proceedings of the 15th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 19-20 1994, Taipei, Taiwan. 43. CY Yang, HC Lam, CC Lu, TM Han, JK Lee. Endocrine dysfunction in MELAS Syndrome. A case report in Taiwan. Proceedings of the 15th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 19-20 1994, Taipei, Taiwan. 44. LJ Hao, TM Han, CY Yang, CC Lu, HC Lam , JK Lee. Geriatric idiopathic hypoparathyroidism with thymoma. A case report. Proceedings of the 16th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 18-19 1995, Taipei, Taiwan. 45. TM Han, JK Lee, HC Lam, CC Lu, CY Yang. Hepatitis B virus infection among diabetics in southern Taiwan. 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress, November 6-11, 1994, Kobe, Japan. 46. HC Lam, JK Lee. Decrease urinary excretion of endothelin-1 in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress, November 6-11, 1994, Kobe, Japan. 47. HC Lam, JK Lee, HT Chiang. Does endothelin play a role in the pathogenesis of early diabetic nephropathy? Fourth International Conference on endothelin. April 23-26, 1995, London, U.K. 48. HC Lam, JK Lee, SJ Koh, HT Chiang. Acute effect of captopril on urinary excretion of endothelin in normal Chinese subjects. International Workshop: Adrenal Glands, Vascular System & Hypertension. April 20th-22nd, 1995, Hong Kong. 49. WS Hsu, JK Lee,HC Lam, TM Han, CC Lu, GH Lo, KT Mok, CY Yang, LJ Hao, KJ Hsieh. Endoscopic ultrasonography for localization of insulinoma--two cases report. Proceedings of the 17th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 16-17, 1996, Taipei, Taiwan. 50. KJ Hsieh, TM Han, WS Hsu, LJ Hao, CC Lu, HC Lam, JK Lee. Giant nodular goiter with hyperthyroidism combined with follicular carcinoma of thyroid--a case report. Proceedings of the 17th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 16-17, 1996, Taipei, Taiwan. 51. JK Lee, MJ Chuang, LJ Hao, CY Yang, CC Lu, TM Han, HC Lam. Parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone-related protein assays in the investigation of hypercalcemic hospital in-patients. Proceedings of the 17th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 16-17, 1996, Taipei, Taiwan. 52. KJ Hsieh, CC Lu, LJ Hao, TM Han, HC Lam, JK Lee. Diagnostic difficulty in hyperthyroidism with iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome--a case report. Proceedings of the 18th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 22-23, 1997, Taipei, Taiwan. 53. JK Lee, MC Wang, MJ Chuang, CC Lu, KJ Hsieh, WS Hsu, LJ Hao, TM Han, HC Lam. Anti-GAD65 autoantibody in southern Taiwanese IDDM patients. Proceedings of the 18th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 22-23, 1997, Taipei, Taiwan. 54. HC Lam, JK Lee, HT Chiang. A possible role of endothelin in mediating the effect of ACE inhibitor in human. Fifth International Conference on Endothelin. September 12-15, 1997, Kyoto, Japan. 55. HC Lam, JK Lee, KH Lai, HT Chiang. Plasma endothelin levels are unaltered by thyroid hormone status in humans . Sixth International Conference on Endothelin. October 10-13, 1999, Montreal, Canada. 56. HC Lam. Role of endothelin in diabetic vascular complication. Endothelin Forum:Endothelin inhibition as a biologic target for treating hypertension and diabetic complications. July 22, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan. 57. CC Lu, YR Lai, KT Lee, CH Chu, HC Lam, JK Lee. Comparison of monotherapy and ADFR regimen of intranasal calcitonin for the patients of osteoporosis with fracture. Proceedings of the 21th annual meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 11-12 2000, Taipei, Taiwan. 58. CC Sun, CC Lu, YT Juang, CH Chu, HC Lam, JK Lee. Hypercalcemia by non-necrotizing granuloma, report of a case. Proceedings of Autumn Meeting of the Endocrinology Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., September 22, 2001, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan. 59. CH Chu, JK Lee, HC Lam, CC Lu. Prognostic factors of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state. 5th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress, May 4-7, 2002, Beijing, China. [Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2002;56(Suppl 1):S158] 60. HC Lam, MJ Chuang, MC Wang, MJ Wu, CC Sun, CH Chu, CC Lu, JK Lee. Effect of irbesartan on microalbuminuria in chinese type 2 hypertensive diabetic subjects. 5th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress, May 4-7, 2002, Beijing, China. [Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2002;56(Suppl 1):S185] 61. HC Lam, GH Lo, JK Lee, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, MC Wang. Salivary Immunoreactive Endothelin in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases 8th International Conference on Endothelin. November 22-27, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan. 62. HC Lam, JK Lee, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, MC Wang. Immunoreactive Endothelin in Southern Taiwanese Thyroid Cyst Fluid 8th International Conference on Endothelin. November 22-27, 2003, Tsukuba, Japan. 63. C.C.Sun, H.C. Lam, J.K.Lee, C.C. Lu, C.H.Chu. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis in southern Taiwan. The 4th China-Japan-Korea Thyroid Conference and The 3rd International Huaxia Congress of Endocrinology. May 24-28, 2004, Shanghai, China. 64. HC Lam, MC Wei, HM Keng, CH Chu, JK Lee, CC Lu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, MC Wang. The effects of different doses of atorvastatin on plasma endothelin-1 levels in type 2 diabetic subjects. 9th International Conference on Endothelin. November 11-14, 2005, Utah, USA. 65. HC Lam, SM Kuo, GS Liu, MJ Chuang, HM Keng, CM Hsu, SL Howng, MH Tai. The effect of gene transfer of pro-opiomelanocortin on endothelin-1 release in cultured endothelial cells. 9th International Conference on Endothelin. November 11-14, 2005, Utah, USA. 66. CH Chu, JK Lee, HM Keng, MJ Chuang, CC Lu, MC Wang, CC Sun, MC Wei, HC Lam. Hyperthyroidism is associated with higher plasma endothelin-1 concentrations and insulin resistance. 9th International Conference on Endothelin. November 11-14, 2005, Utah, USA. 67. MC Wang, HC Lam, CH Chu, CC Lu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, YT Juang, JK Lee. Use of Tosoh HLC723 G5 to investigate factors affecting the determination of HbA1c. The Seventh Chinese Laboratory Medicine Conference. November 5-6, 2005, Taipei. 68. CH Chu, JK Lee, HC Lam, MJ Chuang, HM Keng, CC Lu, MC Wang, CC Sun, MC Wei. Atorvastatin Does Not Affect Serum Adiponectin and Leptin Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Type 2 DM Patients. The 6th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress, October 22-26, 2005, Bangkok, Thailand. 69. CH Chu, CJ Lin, MJ Chuang, HM Keng, GS Liu, HC Lam, JK Lee, MH Tai. Biphasic Changes in Adrenal Cortex after Peripheral POMC Gene Transfer. Fourteenth Symposium on Recent Advances in Cellular and Molecular Biology. January 18-20, 2006, Kenting, Taiwan. 70. MC Wang, HC Lam, CH Chu, CC Lu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, YT Juang, JK Lee. The rate of hemoglobin variants detection in diabetic patients indentified by abnormal hemoglobin chromatograms with routine A1c analyzer Tosoh HLC-723 G5. The 2006 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine, November 18-19, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.[Bulletin of Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine 2006;21 (4): 159.] 71. MC Wang, ST Ho, HC Lam, CH Chu, CC Lu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, YT Juang, JK Lee. To evaluate time variable factor in the detection of TSH receptor antibody by the radioreceptor assay. The 2006 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine, November 18-19, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.[Bulletin of Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine 2006;21 (4): 191.] 72. MC Wang, JK Lee, ST Ho, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, HC Lam. To evaluate the effect of infant HbF blood levels on HbA1c value determined by HPLC. The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine, November 10-11, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan.[Bulletin of Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine 2007;22 (4): 96.] 73. MC Wang, JK Lee, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, HC Lam. To evaluate the effect of repeated freezing and thawing on TSH receptor antibody levels detected by the radioreceptor assay method. The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine, November 10-11, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan.[Bulletin of Taiwan Society of Laboratory Medicine 2007;22 (4): 112.] 74. HK Tsai, HC Lam, JK Lee, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, HJ Cheng, HY Tsai. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis, suspect propylthiouracil-induced, a case report. Proceedings of Autumn Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., September 29, 2007, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 75. LJ Hao, MC Ma, HL Chao, CR Jan, CY Yang, HC Lam, JK Lee, MD Shi, KL Chai, JS Cheng, TC Wu. An evaluation of effectiveness of case management for diabetes mellitus outpatients in a regional teaching hospital. Proceedings of Autumn Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., September 29, 2007, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 76. MC Wang , JK Lee, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, HC Lam,. Effect of atorvastatin on visfatin and endothelin concentrations in diabetic dyslipidemia. Asia-Pacific Medical Laboratory Science Forum, February 23~24, 2008, Taichung, Taiwan. 77. SJ Tsai, AYW Chang, HC Lam, JYH Chan. Protection against the high fructose diet-induced hypertension after activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. The 24th Joint Annual Conference of Biomedical Science, March 21~22, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan. 78. MC Wang, JK Lee, ST Ho, CC Lu, CH Chu, CC Sun, MJ Chuang, HC Lam. Serum visfatin and insulin resistance in obesity. Asia-Pacific Medical Laboratory Science Forum, May 2~3, 2009, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 79. CM Wu, HJ Cheng, SJ Tsai, HK Tsai, HY Tsai, CC Sun, CH Chu, CC Lu, JK Lee, HC Lam. Pituitary stalk transection and ectopic posterior pituitary lobe. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 21-22, 2009, NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan (page 147). 80. HJ Cheng, HC Lam, YK Lo, YT Lin, KH Lai. The study of intima-media thickness of carotid arteries in senile male veterans in southern Taiwan. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 21-22, 2009, NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan (page 169). 81. HY Tsai, CM Wu, HJ Cheng, SJ Tsai, HK Tsai, CC Sun, CH Chu, CC Lu, JK Lee, HC Lam. Clinical analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma complicated with hypoglycemia at a southern Taiwan medical center. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 21-22, 2009, NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan (page 214). 82. SJ Tsai, CC Lu, CC Sun, HY Tsai, HK Tsai, HJ Cheng, CM Wu, MJ Chuang, MC Wang, CH Chu, JK Lee, HC Lam. Artifactual hypercalcemia in a patient with hyperlipidemia: case report. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 21-22, 2009, NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan (page 242). 83. HJ Cheng, HK Tsai, CH Chu, CC Lu, PC Wang, SJ Lin, CC Sun, MC Wang, JK Lee, MJ Chuang, HC Lam. Color doppler sonography of neck in a patient with bilateral carotid body tumors: a case report. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 21-22, 2009, NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan (page 246). 84. MS Hung, HJ Cheng, WC Chuang, CH Chu, CC Sun, JK Lee, CC Lu, HC Lam. Malignant insulinoma with hepatic metastasis: a case report. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 12-13, 2011, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (page 124). 85. WC Chuang, JK Lee, CJ Chen, SI Liu, MS Hung, HJ Cheng, CH Chu, CC Sun, CC Lu, SJ Lin, HC Lam. Malignant lymphoma of the thyroid: a case report. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C., March 12-13, 2011, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (page 206).