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Adipokine levels and their association with insulin resistance and fetal outcomes among the newborns of Indian gestational diabetic mothers

Balachandiran Manoharan, Zachariah Bobby, Gowri Dorairajan, Vickneshwaran Vinayagam and Rajaa Muthu Packirisamy
Saudi Medical Journal April 2019, 40 (4) 353-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.4.24058
Balachandiran Manoharan
From the Department of Biochemistry (Manoharan, Bobby, Vinayagam, Packirisamy), and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dorairajan) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Zachariah Bobby
From the Department of Biochemistry (Manoharan, Bobby, Vinayagam, Packirisamy), and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dorairajan) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Gowri Dorairajan
From the Department of Biochemistry (Manoharan, Bobby, Vinayagam, Packirisamy), and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dorairajan) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Vickneshwaran Vinayagam
From the Department of Biochemistry (Manoharan, Bobby, Vinayagam, Packirisamy), and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dorairajan) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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Rajaa Muthu Packirisamy
From the Department of Biochemistry (Manoharan, Bobby, Vinayagam, Packirisamy), and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Dorairajan) Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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