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ADIPOKINES AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS – THE ROLE OF LEPTIN AND ADIPONECTIN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2014

SHALI MAZAKI-TOVI ,
EDI VAISBUCH  and
ROBERTO ROMERO
SHALI MAZAKI-TOVI
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv, Israel.
EDI VAISBUCH
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.
ROBERTO ROMERO*
Affiliation:
Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit, MI.
*
Roberto Romero, MD, D(Med)Sci, Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Hutzel Women's Hospital, Box No. 4, 3990 John R, Detroit, MI 48201. Email: [email protected]
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , November 2013 , pp. 232 - 259
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