Toxaemias of pregnancy
Subtitle: human and veterinary
By: [editors, John Hammond, F.J. Browne, and G.E.W. Wolstenholme]
Contributors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Series: A Ciba Foundation symposium
Publisher: J. & A. Churchill
Published: 1950
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [elektronische middelen] :
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780470714836; 9780470715147
Subjects: Complications; Pregnancy Toxemias; Pregnancy; Congresses; Veterinary; Toxemia of pregnancy; Pregnancy in animals
Notes: Proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, Jan. 12-14, 1950.

IncludesThe physiology of pregnancy / A.St.G. Huggett -- Pathological lesions in the hypertensive toxaemias of pregnancy / H.L. Sheehan -- The toxemias of pregnancy in women / G.W. Theobald -- Aetiology of preeclampsia-eclampsia: 2, The effect of intravenous injections of sodium chloride and lactate in preeclamptic patients / Wm.J. Dieckmann -- Toxaemias of pregnancy in the domestic animals with particular reference to the sheep / H.B. Parry -- Experimental ketosis in pregnant ewes / A.T. Phillipson -- The influence of the level of calcium in the diet of the rat during pregnancy and lactation / John Duckworth -- Neonatal ataxia of lambs / Ruth Allcroft -- Observations on and treatment of clinical acetonaemia in cattle / A. Messervy -- Biochemical aspects of bovine parturient hypocalcaemia / A. Robertson -- The human placenta in toxaemia of pregnancy / Ninian McI. Falkiner -- Studies in the circulation of normal and abnormal pregnancy / R.J. Kellar -- Oxygen arterio-venous difference and right auricular pressure during labour / Hilary P.H. Hamilton -- Forearm and hand blood flow in pregnancy / Catherine C. Burt -- Studies in the problems of circulation in pregnancy / Lars Werko  -- Circulation in pregnancy / H. De Watteville -- Thromboplastin complications of late pregnancy / Charles L. Schneider -- Ischaemia of the gravid uterus as a probable factor in the causing of toxaemia / M.A. Van Bouwdijk Bastiaanse and J.L. Mastboom -- Foetal malformations and toxaemia / H. De Watteville -- Relation of nutrition to hepatic disease and toxaemias of pregnancy / L.E. Glynn -- Observations on the placental sex hormones in the toxaemias of pregnancy / Ian F. Sommerville -- Endocrines and toxaemias / H. De Watte Ville -- Chorionic gonadotrophin in pre-eclampsia / J.A. Loraine -- The mono-amine oxidase activity of placenta / R.H.S. Thompson -- Histaminase in normal and pathological pregnancy / Axel Ahlmark and Lars Werko  -- Histaminase in normal and pathological pregnancy / R. Kapeller-Adler -- Summary from veterinary standpoint / John Hammond -- Summary from medical standpoint / G.W. Pickering -- Summary from obstetric standpoint / F.J. Browne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.