Leptin and Ghrelin in Excessive Gestational Weight Gain—Association between Mothers and Offspring

Leptin and Ghrelin in Excessive Gestational Weight Gain—Association between Mothers and Offspring

Two-thirds of pregnant women exceed gestational weight gain recommendations. Excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) appears to be associated with offspring’s complications induced by mechanisms that are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether umbilical cord leptin...

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Main Authors: Jolanta Patro-Małysza, Marcin Trojnar, Katarzyna E. Skórzyńska-Dziduszko, Żaneta Kimber-Trojnar, Dorota Darmochwał-Kolarz, Monika Czuba, Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
excessive gestational weight gain
neonatal anthropometry
leptin
ghrelin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/10/2398

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