Relationships between cord blood leptin and ghrelin levels, milk intake and weight gain in human infants
Leptin and ghrelin are hormones involved in the regulation of appetite and adiposity. Leptin suppresses appetite and induces weight loss; ghrelin stimulates appetite and promotes weight gain. The study reported in this thesis was designed to examine the relationship of cord blood leptin and ghrelin...
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Durham University
2003
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398516 |