Pregnancy-specific Adaptations in Leptin and Melanocortin Neuropeptides in Early Human Gestation.

Maria AndrikopoulouSunil K PanigrahiGiselle D JaconiaCynthia Gyamfi-BannermanRichard M SmileyGabrielle Page-Wilson

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Pregnancy-specific adaptions in the central regulation of energy balance occur early in human gestation and are consistent with decreased leptin transport into brain and resistance to the effects of leptin on target melanocortin neuropeptides.

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