Leptin: A potential marker of placental insufficiency

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Lepercq, Jacques ^a   Guerre Millo, Michèle ^b   André, Jocelyne ^b   Caüzac, Michèle ^c   Hauguel De Mouzon, Sylvie ^c  

^a Hop Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

Leptin; Placental insufficiency; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; LEPTIN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0041742453     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071529     Document Type: Article

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