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The evolution of the human placenta /Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations, portraitContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421408705
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RG591 .E965 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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