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

Dundar, NO; Anal, O; Dundar, B; Ozkan, H; Caliskan, S; Buyukgebiz, A

doi:10.1515/jpem.2005.18.2.181

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

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

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

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
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

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.