Placental Leptin: An Important New Growth Factor in Intrauterine and Neonatal Development? † 1379
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Placental leptin: an important new growth factor in intrauterine and neonatal development?
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199704001-01398