Longitudinal investigation of the relationship between breast milk leptin levels and growth in breast-fed infants

Dundar N., Anal O., Dundar B., ÖZKAN H., Caliskan S., Buyukgebiz A.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.181-187, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2005.18.2.181
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.181-187
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: breast milk, leptin, newborn, infant, growth, FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE, CHILDREN BORN SMALL, CORD BLOOD LEPTIN, BIRTH-WEIGHT, PLASMA LEPTIN, SERUM LEPTIN, OBESE GENE, NEWBORN-INFANTS, RAPID DECLINE, BODY-WEIGHT
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. It has been shown that leptin is present in breast milk and human mammary epithelial cells are able to synthesize leptin. It has been suggested that leptin in human milk might be involved in the regulation of postnatal nutrition and growth.