Human Growth A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 1 Developmental Biology Prenatal Growth

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Falkner, Frank (Editor), Tanner, J.M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1986, 1986
Edition:2nd ed. 1986
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I Developmental Biology
  • 1 Modes of Growth and Regeneration: Mechanisms, Regulation, Distribution
  • 2 Control of Differentiation
  • 3 Cellular Growth: Brain, Heart, Lung, Liver, and Skeletal Muscle
  • 4 Control of Embryonic Growth Rate and Fetal Size in Mammals
  • 5 Human Biochemical Development
  • 6 Developmental Pharmacology
  • 7 Glimpses of Comparative Growth and Development
  • 8 Evolution of the Human Growth Curve
  • 9 Growth as a Target-Seeking Function: Catch-up and Catch-down Growth in Man
  • 10 Critical Periods in Organizational Processes
  • II Prenatal Growth
  • 11 Anatomy of the Placenta
  • 12 Physiology of the Placenta
  • 13 Human Growth during the Embryonic Period Proper
  • 14 Anthropometric Measures of Fetal Growth
  • 15 Ultrasound Measurement of Fetal Growth
  • 16 Carbohydrate, Fat, and Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus
  • 17 Regulation of Fetal Growth by Hormones and Growth Factors
  • 18 Pre-and Perinatal Endocrinology
  • 19 Immunity Development
  • 20 The Low-Birth-Weight Infant
  • 21 Growth Dynamics of Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Emphasis on the Perinatal Period
  • Inde