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The evolution of the human placenta /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Power, Michael L.
Other Authors:	Schulkin, Jay
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	Placenta > Diseases. Placenta. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.