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Leptin concentrations in amniotic fluid, venous and arterial cord blood and maternal serum: High leptin synthesis in the fetus and inverse correlation with placental weight

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  1. Evangelisches Krankenhaus, D-35398, Giessen, Germany

    C. Schubring

  2. Children's Hospital, Justus Liebig University, Feulgenstrasse 12, D-35385, Giessen, Germany

    W. Kiess, P. Englaro & W. Rascher

  3. Lilly Germany, D-61350, Bad Homburg, Germany

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Schubring, C., Kiess, W., Englaro, P. et al. Leptin concentrations in amniotic fluid, venous and arterial cord blood and maternal serum: High leptin synthesis in the fetus and inverse correlation with placental weight. Eur J Pediatr 155, 830 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002918

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