Leptin influences satiety, adiposity, and metabolism and is associated with mechanisms
regulating puberty onset, fertility, and pregnancy in various species. Maternal …

The early (intrauterine and neonatal) life environment plays an important role in
programming the susceptibility in later life to chronic degenerative diseases, such as …

The first trimester of pregnancy ranks high in priority when minimizing harmful exposures,
given the wide-ranging types of organogenesis occurring between 4-and 12-weeks' …

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os níveis de leptina do cordão umbilical em recém-nascidos adequados
para a idade gestacional conforme sexo, peso, comprimento e índice ponderal de …

Background Cord blood adiponectin and leptin concentrations are associated with birth
weight and adiposity. Birth size and rate of infant weight gain are associated with future …

Recent studies suggest that the perinatal period is a sensitive part in human development
with respect to the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases in adulthood. Neonates, who are …

Results: Mothers: A significant correlation was found between maternal Lc and body mass
index (BMI)(r= 0.75, p< 0.001). Maternal Lc was 3 times higher than neonatal Lc (p< …

The levels of the liporegulatory hormone leptin are increased in obesity, which contributes to
the metabolic syndrome; the latter is associated with elevated cardiovascular risk and …

The aim in this study was to determine the factors affecting leptin and soluble leptin receptor
(sOB-R) levels in term small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age …

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os níveis de leptina do cordão umbilical em recém-nascidos adequados
para a idade gestacional conforme sexo, peso, comprimento e índice ponderal de …