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Effect of dexamethasone on circulating leptin levels during pregnancy

GO Ajayi · Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie · 2013 · Heft 11

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2013
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Zeitschrift
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie
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GO Ajayi
Ausgabe
Heft 11 / 2013
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–
Erschienen: 2013-11-12 00:00:00
ISSN
0948-2393
DOI
10.1055/s-0033-1361335

Zusammenfassung

Background: Leptin, the protein product of the Ob gene, is thought to have a role in signaling safety through hypothalamic pathways. Glucocortisteroids are potent stimulation of both Ob gene expression and circulating Leptin in animals and powerful appetite stimulants in humans. Usage in pregnant women has limits, more for fetal lung maturation. Setting: A Tertiary Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy Centre and Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Aim: We investigated circulating Leptin response to administration of dexamethasoneduring pregnancy. Methods and Material: In n = 13…

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After Dexamethasone Blood Appetite Stimulants Diagnosis Appetite Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie