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Leptin concentration in breast milk and its relationship to duration of lactation and hormonal status

BACKGROUND: Leptin, a hormone present in breast milk, is involved in energy regulation and metabolism. The objectives of this study were to assess leptin concentrations in breast milk during the first 180 days postpartum, and to determine the relationship between the concentrations of milk leptin an...

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Autores principales: Ilcol, Yesim Ozarda, Hizli, Z Banu, Ozkan, Tanju
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1657001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17109762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-1-21