The Role of Adipocytokines in Insulin Resistance in Normal Pregnancy: Visfatin Concentrations in Early Pregnancy Predict Insulin SensitivityGeorge Mastorakos, George Creatsas, Georgios Valsamakis et al.|Clinical Chemistry|2007Cited by 73
In pregnancy increased maternal STAI trait stress score shows decreased insulin sensitivity and increased stress hormonesGeorgios Valsamakis, George Mastorakos, Dimitrios Papatheodorou et al.|Psychoneuroendocrinology|2017Cited by 44
Maternal chronic stress correlates with serum levels of cortisol, glucose and C-peptide in the fetus, and maternal non chronic stress with fetal growthGeorgios Valsamakis, George Mastorakos, Dimitrios Papatheodorou et al.|Psychoneuroendocrinology|2020Cited by 26
First trimester maternal BMI is a positive predictor of cord blood c-peptide levels while maternal visfatin levels is a negative predictor of birth weightGeorgios Valsamakis, George Mastorakos, Dimitrios Papatheodorou et al.|HORMONES|2014Cited by 21
Neonatal birth waist is positively predicted by second trimester maternal active ghrelin, a pro-appetite hormone, and negatively associated with third trimester maternal leptin, a pro-satiety hormoneGeorgios Valsamakis, George Mastorakos, Dimitrios Papatheodorou et al.|Early Human Development|2014Cited by 17