Levels of leptin in maternal serum, amniotic fluid, and arterial and venous cord blood: Relation to neonatal and placental weight

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1480-1483

  Schubring, C ^a   Kiess, W ^b   Englaro, P ^b   Rascher, W ^b   Dotsch J ^b   Hanitsch, S ^b   Attanasio, A ^c   Blum, W F ^b,c  

^a Agaplesion Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mittelhessen   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; NEWBORN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031006009     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.5.3935     Document Type: Article

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