The Developing Marsupial. Models for Biomedical Research.
. Ed(S): Tyndale-Biscoe, C.H.; Janssens, P.A.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Tyndale-Biscoe, C.H.; Janssens, P.A. Num Pages: 245 pages, 189 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 447.
Marsupials are excellent objects for studies on developmental processes in all mammals including humans. Marsupials are very immature at birth and undergo most of their development in a pouch where they can be manipulated in a variety of ways without affecting the mother. Most of these studies are on systems which largely mature before birth in eutherian mammals and are consequently difficult to investigate. Attention is also drawn to certain features peculiar to adult marsupials: e.g., they continue to grow throughout adult life, valuable for studies on growth mechanisms, and furthermore the composition of marsupial milk changes radically through lactation, ... Read more
Marsupials are excellent objects for studies on developmental processes in all mammals including humans. Marsupials are very immature at birth and undergo most of their development in a pouch where they can be manipulated in a variety of ways without affecting the mother. Most of these studies are on systems which largely mature before birth in eutherian mammals and are consequently difficult to investigate. Attention is also drawn to certain features peculiar to adult marsupials: e.g., they continue to grow throughout adult life, valuable for studies on growth mechanisms, and furthermore the composition of marsupial milk changes radically through lactation, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642884047
SKU
V9783642884047
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