Methods Immunoradioassay was used to measure the serum levels of leptin in 10 non-
pregnant women, 63 pregnant women (31 in the firs, 10 in the second, and 22 in the third …

BACKGROUND: Leptin is secreted from adipose tissue and plays an important role in
obesity. Recent studies have shown that the relationship between leptin and body fat mass …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare umbilical cord plasma leptin
between infants of mothers who experienced preeclampsia and infants of control subjects …

Hintergrund: Das ob-Genprodukt Leptin ist beteiligt in Gewichts-und Energieregulation und
spielt eine Rolle in der Schwangerschaftsentwicklung sowie embryonalen und fetalen …

Objective: To explore the relationship between leptin levels and fat mass at the time of birth
to test the hypothesis that the level of leptin in the fetal circulation is primarily an index of …

The aim of the study was to investigate cord blood leptin concentrations and their
relationship to birth weight and gender in term pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia …

Leptin is an adipocyte-derived peptide hormone regulating energy balance in experimental
animals. Although the physiological function of leptin in humans is still unclear, its secretion …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether circulating levels of leptin differed between women with
preeclampsia and women who had an uncomplicated pregnancy. METHODS: Maternal and …

Objective To evaluate the leptin level in healthy pregnant mothers at term and in their
newborns and its relationship to their body mass index (BMI) and gender of the newborn …

Leptin has been implicated in the regulation of body weight and energy balance; Leptin is
produced by adipocytes and placental tissue. Chronic fetal hyperinsulinemia and …