Adiponectin and leptin trajectories in Mexican-American children from birth to 9 years of age.

Adiponectin and leptin trajectories in Mexican-American children from birth to 9 years of age.

To address molecular mechanisms underlying obesity development, we examined patterns of critical metabolism-related hormones, adiponectin and leptin (adipokines), over childhood.Plasma adiponectin and leptin were measured in 80 Mexican-American children at birth and again at 2, 5, and 9 years from t...

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Main Authors: Vitaly Volberg, Brianna Heggeseth, Kim Harley, Karen Huen, Paul Yousefi, Veronica Davé, Kristin Tyler, Michelle Vedar, Brenda Eskenazi, Nina Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813557?pdf=render

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