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Placenta: Development, Function & Diseases
Richard Nicholson
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Description for Placenta: Development, Function & Diseases
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nicholson, Richard. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
The placenta plays an essential role in childbirth. It becomes disposable after the baby is born which makes it the only organ in the human body that serves a vital function and then becomes obsolete. It is an extremely complex piece of biological equipment which allows the mother's and the baby's blood to come into very close contact, without mixing, to supply nutrients and oxygen to the baby, and move waste products like carbon dioxide back from baby to mother. Thus, the placenta acts as the lung, kidney and digestive system for the baby. The placenta also plays an important ... Read more
The placenta plays an essential role in childbirth. It becomes disposable after the baby is born which makes it the only organ in the human body that serves a vital function and then becomes obsolete. It is an extremely complex piece of biological equipment which allows the mother's and the baby's blood to come into very close contact, without mixing, to supply nutrients and oxygen to the baby, and move waste products like carbon dioxide back from baby to mother. Thus, the placenta acts as the lung, kidney and digestive system for the baby. The placenta also plays an important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
422
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781626182479
SKU
V9781626182479
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