Objective: The purpose of this study was to detect the presence of leptin and its receptor in
ovine fetal tissues and to examine the relationship between circulating leptin concentrations …

During fetal life, placental tissue represents an additional source of leptin for the mother and
conceptus. It has been suggested that feto-placental production of leptin may be involved in …

We have investigated the effects of maternal undernutrition during late gestation on maternal
and fetal plasma concentrations of leptin and on leptin gene expression in fetal perirenal …

Leptin is a polypeptide hormone originally thought to be produced exclusively by
adipocytes. Recently, however, both leptin messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and leptin …

Objective To examine whether umbilical and maternal leptin levels correlate with
birthweight, placental weight, and maternal weight; and to detect membrane‐bound leptin …

Objective: To assess the correlation of fetal and maternal plasma leptin concentrations
during the second half of uncomplicated, euploid pregnancies and to compare these values …

The relationship between in utero fetal growth and fetal leptin concentrations was
investigated between 19 and 41 wk in 40 normal (appropriate for gestational age, AGA) …

We aimed to study maternal and infant serum leptin concentrations during the perinatal
period and their relationship to the body weight of mothers and newborns. Serum leptin …

During pregnancy, leptin concentrations in the maternal circulation are elevated in both
humans and rodents but decrease to pre-pregnancy levels at birth, suggesting a role for …

In the adult, circulating leptin is highly correlated to adipose tissue mass. Whether such a
relationship exists prenatally is unknown, because the actual source of fetal leptin has not …