The Association between Newborn Regional Body Composition and Cord Blood Concentrations of C-Peptide and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I.

Third trimester fetal growth is partially regulated by C-peptide and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). Prenatal exposures including maternal obesity and high gestational weight gain as well as high birth weight have been linked to subsequent metabolic disease. We evaluated the associations betwe...

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Main Authors: Emma M Carlsen, Kristina M Renault, Rikke B Jensen, Kirsten Nørgaard, Jens-Erik B Jensen, Lisbeth Nilas, Dina Cortes, Kim F Michaelsen, Ole Pryds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4495032?pdf=render