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Wooding, Peter; Burton, Graham - Comparative Placentation - 9783540787969 - V9783540787969
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Comparative Placentation

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Description for Comparative Placentation hardcover. This book features a unique collection of the best Light and Electron micrographs [all with full authorisation to use] from the last 35 years which illustrate the structural range in each vertebrate taxon. These are reinforced by a series of line diagrams. Num Pages: 301 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 700.

Science produces fascinating puzzles: why is there such a range of placental structures when other mammalian organs are so structurally uniform ? Why and how did the different placental structures evolve ? Comparative placental studies can facilitate the identification of the common factors in placental growth, differentiation and function and their relevance to possible evolutionary pathways. Comparative Placentation is the only book presenting up-to-date data illustrating the great variety of structure but uniform function of vertebrate placentas from fish to man. This information is essential for selection of suitable models to investigate particular practical problems of impaired or anomalous growth ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540787969
SKU
V9783540787969
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99-15

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