Evolution of the Human Placenta

In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ--which is composed mostly of fetal cells--for us as individuals and as a species.

About the author

Michael L. Power is a senior research associate at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and an animal scientist at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.Jay Schulkin is a research professor of physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University and research associate at the Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. He is also the director of research at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Summary

In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species.

Product details

• Authors: Michael L. Power, Michael Power, Michael L Power, Michael L. Power, Michael L. (Senior Research Associate Power, Michael L. Schulkin Power, Michael L./ Schulkin Power, Jay Schulkin, Jay (Director Schulkin
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2012
• EAN: 9781421406435
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-0643-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Reproductive Medicine & Technology, Human biology, Human reproduction, growth & development, Human reproduction, growth and development, anatomy;reproduction