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The physiology of the human placenta / Kenneth R. Page.
Holman Biotech Commons QP281 .P34 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Page, Kenneth R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Placenta--Physiology.
- Placenta.
- Maternal-fetal exchange.
- Placenta--physiology.
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange.
- Medical Subjects:
- Placenta--physiology.
- Maternal-Fetal Exchange.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : UCL Press, [1993]
- Contents:
- Placental growth: early development
- Maternal factors
- Implantation
- Fetal factors
- Development of the chorionic villi in the human placenta
- Placental development: comparative aspects
- Definitive human placenta
- Overall structure
- Structure of the chorionic villi
- Blood supply
- Placental transport function
- Experimental methods
- Analysis of placental transport mechanisms
- Placental transport mechanisms
- Transport and metabolism of respiratory gases
- Oxygen transport
- Transport of carbon dioxide
- Transport and metabolism of carbohydrates
- Nature of the glucose carrier in the placental trophoblast
- Glucose transport in relation to placental morphology
- Placental metabolism of glucose
- Factors regulating glucose transport and metabolism
- Transport and metabolism of lipids
- Placental uptake of lipids
- Placental lipid metabolism
- Release of lipids into the fetal bloodstream
- Transport and metabolism of amino acids
- Membrane transport systems for amino acids
- Mechanisms of transplacental transport
- Placental metabolism of amino acids.
- (cont) Rate of placental transport of amino acids
- Transport of water and low molecular weight solutes
- Water transport
- Permeation by non-electrolytes
- Permeation by electrolytes
- Transport and metabolism of trace elements, drugs, vitamins and proteins
- Transport of trace elements
- Transport of vitamins
- Transfer of drugs
- Transfer of toxic heavy metals
- Transfer of proteins
- Placental endocrine function
- Steroid hormones of pregnancy
- Protein hormones of pregnancy
- Pregnancy-associated proteins
- Placental growth factors
- Other endocrine systems
- Abbreviations and symbols used in the text.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1857280652
- 1857280660
- OCLC:
- 29150145
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