Life's vital link
Subtitle: the astonishing role of the placenta
By: Y.W. Loke
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780199694518
Subjects: Placenta; Obstetrics
Description: 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 fetus and the mother, but its character is extraordinary it is, in effect, a foreign tissue that invades the mother's body.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index.