Adiponectin/leptin ratio and insulin resistance in pregnancy

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-128

  Skvarca, A ^a   Tomazic, M ^a   Blagus, R ^b   Krhin, B ^a   Janez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adipocytokine; Adiponectin; Adiponectin leptin ratio; Gestation; Insulin resistance; Leptin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEPTIN;

ADIPONECTIN LEPTIN RATIO; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MATERNAL AGE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878408368     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513476409     Document Type: Article

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