Sleep duration and plasma leptin concentrations in early pregnancy among lean and overweight/obese women: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Early-pregnancy short sleep duration is predictive of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia; mechanisms for these associations are unknown. Leptin, an adipocyte-derived peptide involved in regulating food intake and energy expenditure, may play a role in these observed associations. Give...

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Main Authors: Qiu, Chunfang, Frederick, Ihunnaya O, Sorensen, Tanya K, Enquobahrie, Daniel A, Williams, Michelle A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896691/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24405869
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-20
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