The effect of diet control on the leptin levels in diabetic pregnant women
Introduction: Leptin is an adipokine that has strong correlation with the body mass index (BMI). Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common medical complication associated with pregnancy. Leptin may lose its correlation with the body mass index (BMI) during diabetes due to hormonal rearrangem...
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Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2015
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45977/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45977/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45977/1/53.pdf |