BACKGROUND Leptin, produced in the adipose tissue, is involved in the regulation of body
weight. The release of the leptin is increased in obese adults even in children. This study …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal and cord serum leptin concentrations
correlate with birth weight of infants. Methods: Pregnant women (n= 135) of low …

Objective To test the hypothesis that the circulating levels of leptin in the maternal and cord
serum correlate with the birthweight of the newborns and with the weight of the placenta …

Objective To determine the relationships between serum leptin levels and maternal weights
in late pregnancy and cord blood leptin levels to birth-weights, C-peptide, insulin and insulin …

To assess cord blood leptin levels in preterm and small-for-gestational age neonates and
determine whether fetal leptin levels correlate with selected clinical parameters associated …

Objective: To determine the relationships among serum leptin, insulin-like growth factor-I,
and insulin levels in large for gestational age (LGA) infants. Methods: Serum samples were …

Aim. To investigate the serum leptin level in pregnant women either with or without obesity
and in their newborns. Materials and Methods. We examined 60 pregnant women with or …

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is the dominant endocrine regulator of fetal
growth, whereas insulin has a permissive role. Although a role for leptin in fetal growth has …

Leptin, the ob gene product, plays an important role in the regulation of body fat mass and
weight. In previous studies, it was demonstrated that leptin is detectable in human fetal cord …

Background Low birth weight (BW), small head circumference, reduced length, increased
preterm births and neuro-endocrine dysfunctions are among known consequences of …