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Higher maternal leptin levels at second trimester are associated with subsequent greater gestational weight gain in late pregnancy

BACKGROUND: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In non-pregnant populations, low leptin levels stimulate positive energy balance. In pregnancy, both the placenta and adipose tissue contribute to circulating leptin levels. We tested whether maternal...

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Autores principales: Lacroix, Marilyn, Battista, Marie-Claude, Doyon, Myriam, Moreau, Julie, Patenaude, Julie, Guillemette, Laetitia, Ménard, Julie, Ardilouze, Jean-Luc, Perron, Patrice, Hivert, Marie-France
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27004421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0842-y