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Ghrelin concentrations in maternal and cord blood of Type 1 diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies at term

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  1. UCD Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland

    Mark P. Hehir, Mary F. Higgins, Donal J. Brennan & Fionnuala M. McAuliffe

  2. UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Henriette Laursen, Donal J. Brennan, Darran P. O’Connor & Fionnuala M. McAuliffe

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Hehir, M.P., Laursen, H., Higgins, M.F. et al. Ghrelin concentrations in maternal and cord blood of Type 1 diabetic and non-diabetic pregnancies at term. Endocrine 43, 233–235 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-012-9735-7

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