Fetal sex and leptin concentrations in pregnant females

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-128

  Al Atawi, F ^a   Warsy, A ^a   Babay, Z ^a,b   Addar, M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENDER IDENTITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 18744388903     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.124     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Zhang X, Proenca R, Maffei M, et al. Possional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue. Nature, 1994;372:425-432
2. Rosenbaum M, Leibel RL. The role of leptin in human physiology. N. Engl.J.Med.1999;341: 913-915
3. Janeckova R. New findings on the role of leptin in regulation of the reproductive system in humans. Cesk Fysiol. 2001;50(1):25-30.
4. Blum W. F, Englaro P, Hanitsch S, et al. Plasma leptin levels in healthy children and adolescent: Dependence on body mass index, body fat mass, gender, pubertal stage and tester one. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 1997;82: 2904-2910
5. Jockenhovel F, Blum W. F, Vogel E, et al. Testosterone substitution normalizes elevated serum leptin levels in hypogonadal men. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 1997;82:3239-3245
6. Elbers JMH, Asscheman H, Seidell JC, et al. Reversal of the sex difference in serum leptin levels upon cross-sex hormone administration in transsexuals. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 1997;82:3267-3270
7. Wabitsch M, Blum W. F, Muche R, et al. Contribution of androgens to the gender difference in leptin production in obese children and adolescents. J. Clin. Invest. 1997;100:808-813
8. Hasskin SG, Sheslow DV, Delancey E, et al, Serum leptin in children with obesity: relationship to gender and development. Pediatrics. 1996;98: 201-203
9. Messini I, Papageorgiou I, Milingos S, et al. Oestradiol plus progesterone treatment increases serum leptin concentrations in normal women. Human Reprod. 2001;16(9):1827-1832
10. Hardiel L, Trayhurn P, Abramovich D, Fowler P. Circulating leptin in women: a longitudinal study in the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. Clin Endocrinol. 1997;47(1):101-106
11. Sivan E, Whittaker PG, Sinha D, et al. Leptin in human pregnancy: The relationship with gestational hormones. Am. J. Obstec. Gynecol. 1998;199: 1128-1132
12. Kratzsch J, Hockel M, Kiess W. Leptin and pregnancy outcome. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2000;12:501-505
13. Lakho GR, Nazir K, Chundrigar T, Jabeen N, Qureshi MA. Serum leptin levels in pregnant Pakistani female: relationship with body mass index and placenta weight. J Pak Med Assoc. 2001;51(1):32-36
14. Helland IB, Reseland J, Saugstad O, Drevon C. Leptin levels in pregnant women and newborn infants: Gender differences and reduction during the neonatal period. Pediatrics. 1998;101(3):1-5