Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta - Couverture souple

Loke, Y.W.

 
9780199694525: Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0199694524 ISBN 13 : 9780199694525
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2018

Synopsis

The development of the placenta was a pivotal event in evolution. Without it, we would still be laying eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring. It represents the critical link between the foetus and the mother, but its character is extraordinary -- it is, in effect, a foreign tissue that invades the mother's body.

Compared to many other animals, the human placenta represents a particularly aggressive body. But how is it managed and controlled? How did such an organ evolve in the first place? And why is it tolerated by the mother? Y.W. Loke explores the nature of the placenta and what it can tell us about evolution, development, and genetics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Professor Y. W. Loke, Fellow of King's College Cambridge, is a highly respected expert in the placenta and its implantation and development. He has published widely in academic journals.


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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199694524
ISBN 13 
9780199694525
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
276
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780199694518: Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta

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ISBN 10 :  0199694516 ISBN 13 :  9780199694518
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2013
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