title: [Leptin concentration in umbilical cord blood and maternal blood].
abstract: We investigated leptin concentration in umbilical cord blood of 51 newborns (mean 5.71 +/- 3.28 ng/ml) and in maternal blood (mean 22.11 +/- 10.95 ng/ml). Leptin concentration in 20 preterm infants (mean 4.73 +/- 2.15 ng/ml) was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than in full-term newborns (mean 6.34 +/- 2.08 ng/ml) and tended to increase according to gestational age and birth weight. We suggested leptin concentration had a role in intrauterine development.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Neonatologii Katedry i Kliniki Połoznictwa i Ginekologii, Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paprotny
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baumert
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mrowiec
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szymańska-Toczek
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin