The evolution of the human placenta
By: Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin
Contributors: Schulkin, Jay
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781421406435
Subjects: Placenta; Diseases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The evolutionary biology of placenta; title: History of placental investigations; title: The challenges of live birth; title: Comparative mammalian placentation; title: The evolution of human placenta; title: Sex; title: Genes, genetic regulation and retroviruses from the past; title: Placenta as a regulatory organ; title: Modern gestational diseases; title: Summary and conclusions.