Leptin profile in neonatal gonadotropin surge and relationship between leptin and body mass index in early infancy

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Akcurin, Sema ^a   Velipasaoglu, Sevtap ^a   Akcurin, Gayaz ^a   Guntekin, Meral ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Gonadotropin surge; Infant; Leptin; Neonate

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MONITORING; NEWBORN PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 14544297969     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.2.189     Document Type: Article

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