Serum Concentration of Leptin in Pregnant Adolescents Correlated with Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention and Newborn Weight/Length

Serum Concentration of Leptin in Pregnant Adolescents Correlated with Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention and Newborn Weight/Length

Introduction: Gestational weight gain is an important modifiable factor known to influence fetal outcomes including birth weight and adiposity. Leptin is normally correlated with adiposity and is also known to increase throughout pregnancy, as the placenta becomes a source of leptin synthesis. Sever...

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Main Authors: Reyna Sámano, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, Gabriela Chico-Barba, Estela Godínez-Martínez, Bernarda Sánchez-Jiménez, Diana Montiel-Ojeda, Maricruz Tolentino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
Leptin
adolescent pregnancy
pregestational body mass index gestational
weight gain
birth weight
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/10/1067

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