In utero gender dimorphism of adiponectin reflects insulin sensitivity and adiposity of the fetus

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1144-1149

  Basu, Subhabrata ^a   Laffineuse, Laura ^a   Presley, Larraine ^a   Minium, Judi ^a   Catalano, Patrick M ^a   Hauguel De Mouzon, Sylvie ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPONECTIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650496656     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.667     Document Type: Article

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