Leptin concentration in newborns' cord blood: Relationship to gender and growth-regulating hormones

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 943-947

  Maffeis, C ^a   Moghetti, P ^a   Vettor, R ^b   Lombardi, A M ^b   Vecchini, S ^a   Tato L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender; Hormones; Leptin; Newborn

Indexed keywords

HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0004715905     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801023     Document Type: Article

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