Maternal neuropeptide galanin levels in pregnancies with intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR): neurohormonal regulation of fetal weight.

Berna Şermin Kılıç Nil Atakul Ayse Zehra Gul Yıldız Atamer

Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2022)

The lack of correlation between galanin levels and maternal BMI and preterm pregnancies suggests a blunted neuropeptide response to hormonal stimulus in IUGR pregnancies, compared with the positive association with maternal BMI and negative association with healthy preterm pregnancies.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
weight gain
low birth weight
pregnant women
physical activity
weight loss
type diabetes
preterm infants
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle