Serum Leptin and Somatotropin Components Correlate with Neonatal Birth Weight

Abstract

These data demonstrate that birth weight is significantly correlated with both leptin and some components of the somatotropin axis; on the other hand, no correlation was observed between leptin concentrations and each one of the components of the somatotropin axis. It is suggested that fetal leptin and the somatotropin axis cooperate in intrauterine growth and birth weight.