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Leptin in Breast-Fed and Formula-Fed Infants

Leptin and feeding in infants

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Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences: New Opportunities

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Savino, F., Fissore, M.F., Grassino, E.C., Nanni, G.E., Oggero, R., Mussa, G.C. (2005). Leptin in Breast-Fed and Formula-Fed Infants. In: Koletzko, B., Dodds, P., Akerblom, H., Ashwell, M. (eds) Early Nutrition and its Later Consequences: New Opportunities. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 569. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3535-7_34

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