Role of leptin in pregnancy: Consequences of maternal obesity

Placenta

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-211

  Tessier, D R ^a,b   Ferraro, Z M ^c   Gruslin, A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leptin; Leptin resistance; Maternal obesity; Placenta; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

INITIATION FACTOR 4E; INITIATION FACTOR 4E BINDING PROTEIN 1; JANUS KINASE 2; LEPTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL PLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84874547178     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.11.035     Document Type: Article

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