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The evolution of the human placenta / Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Power, Michael L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Placenta.
- Placenta--Diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ--which is composed mostly of fetal cells--for us as individuals and as a species.
- Contents:
- Introduction. The evolutionary biology of placenta
- History of placental investigations
- The challenges of live birth
- Comparative mammalian placentation
- The evolution of human placenta
- Sex
- Genes, genetic regulation and retroviruses from the past
- Placenta as a regulatory organ
- Modern gestational diseases
- Summary and conclusions.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0870-8
- OCLC:
- 813286359
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