Association of Cord Plasma Leptin With Birth Size in Term Newborns

Association of Cord Plasma Leptin With Birth Size in Term Newborns

Leptin is secreted from adipose tissue and plays an important role in obesity. Recent studies have shown that the relationship between leptin and body fat mass may have ethnic differences. The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationship between venous umbilical cord plasma leptin and an...

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Main Authors: Wing-Kuen Tung, Shio-Jean Lin, Yea-Shwu Hwang, Ching-Ming Wu, Yun-Han Wang, Wen-Hui Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-12-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
birth weight
leptin
newborn
obesity
umbilical cord blood
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600735

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