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<tr> <td valign="top"> <h2>Molecular Endocrinology</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://mend.endojournals.org/"><img src="/web/20080509131244im_/http://www.endojournals.org/icons/home/covers/mend.gif" width="90" alt="Molecular Endocrinology Cover" align="left"></a><i>Molecular Endocrinology</i> publishes original mechanistic studies on how hormones signal and regulate gene expression. <b>Impact Factor: Top 6% of biomedical journals.</b> <br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://mend.endojournals.org/" target="_new">Search this journal</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/journals/MolEndo/index.cfm" target="_new">More information</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <h2>Endocrine Reviews</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://edrv.endojournals.org/"><img src="/web/20080509131244im_/http://www.endojournals.org/icons/home/covers/edrv.gif" width="90" alt="Endocrine Reviews Cover" align="left"></a><i>Endocrine Reviews</i> publishes bimonthly comprehensive, authoritative, and timely review articles balancing both experimental and clinical endocrinology themes. <strong>Impact Factor: Top 1% of biomedical journals.</strong> <br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://edrv.endojournals.org/" target="_new">Search this journal</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/journals/EndoReviews/index.cfm" target="_new">More information</a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h2>Endocrine News</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/news/endocrine_news/index.cfm"><img src="/web/20080509131244im_/http://www.endojournals.org/icons/home/covers/endonews.jpg" width="90" alt="Endocrine News Cover" align="left"></a><i>Endocrine News</i> is a monthly magazine published by The Endocrine Society. Recieved by more than 28,000, Endocrine News is the source of trends and insights for members of the endocrine community. <br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/news/endocrine_news/index.cfm" target="_new">Read Endocrine News</a> </td> </tr> </p> </table> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div> <div id="footer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/"><img class="left" src="/web/20080509131244im_/http://www.endojournals.org/icons/home/ES.gif" alt="Endocrine Society"></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://highwire.stanford.edu/" target="_new"><img src="/web/20080509131244im_/http://www.endojournals.org/icons/home/hw.gif" class="right" alt="Highwire Press"></a> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://www.endo-society.org/"> Endocrine Society</a> is the publisher of these journals. </p> <p>Stanford University Libraries' <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080509131244/http://highwire.stanford.edu/" target="_new">Highwire Press</a> assists in the publication of the<br>Society journals online.</p> <p>© 2008 Endocrine Society</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  </body> </html>