Leptin in Pregnancy
Open Access
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 63 (5) , 1219-1228
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1219
Abstract
Leptin is a polypeptide hormone that aids in the regulation of body weight and energy homeostasis and is linked to a variety of reproductive processeKeywords
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