Gender differences in serum leptin concentrations from umbilical cord blood of newborn infants born to nondiabetic, gestational diabetic and type-2 diabetic mothers

International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 155-158

  Jahan, Samsad ^a   Zinnat, Rahelee ^a   Hassan, Zahid ^a   Biswas, Kazal Boron ^a   Habib, Samira Humaira ^b  

^a Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders   (Bangladesh)

^b Diabetic Association of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Newborn infants; Non diabetic; Serum leptin; Type 2 Diabetic; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049124348     PISSN: 09733930     EISSN: 19983832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-3930.57346     Document Type: Article

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