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The Relationship between Maternal Plasma Leptin Levels and Fetal Growth Restriction
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
Leptin is a satiety hormone secreted from the adipose tissue and human placenta. We previously demonstrated that severe preeclampsia up-regulated leptin mRNA expression in the placenta and elevated maternal plasma leptin concentrations. Preeclampsia is frequently related to generation of small for gestational age (SGA) infant especially in cases with severe preeclampsia. However, it is still controversial whether...
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