Free leptin is increased in normal pregnancy and further increased in preeclampsia

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1043-1048

  Teppa, R J ^a   Ness, R B ^a   Crombleholme, W R ^a   Roberts, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033870324     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2000.7707     Document Type: Article

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