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Human Growth

A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 1 Developmental Biology Prenatal Growth

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Frank Falkner

    1. School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
      School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

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  2. J. M. Tanner

    1. Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Developmental Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Modes of Growth and Regeneration

      • Richard J. Goss
      Pages 3-26

    3. Control of Differentiation

      • Eero Lehtonen, Lauri Saxén
      Pages 27-51

    4. Cellular Growth

      • Jo Anne Brasel, Rhoda K. Gruen
      Pages 53-65

    5. Control of Embryonic Growth Rate and Fetal Size in Mammals

      • Michael H. L. Snow
      Pages 67-82

    6. Human Biochemical Development

      • Gerald E. Gaull, Margit Hamosh, Frits A. Hommes
      Pages 83-113

    7. Developmental Pharmacology

      • Charlotte Catz, Sumner J. Yaffe
      Pages 115-132

    8. Glimpses of Comparative Growth and Development

      • R. A. McCance, Elsie M. Widdowson
      Pages 133-151

    9. Evolution of the Human Growth Curve

      • Elizabeth S. Watts
      Pages 153-166

    10. Growth as a Target-Seeking Function

      • J. M. Tanner
      Pages 167-179

    11. Critical Periods in Organizational Processes

      • J. P. Scott
      Pages 181-196

  3. Prenatal Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Anatomy of the Placenta

      • Douglas R. Shanklin
      Pages 199-220

    3. Physiology of the Placenta

      • Joseph Dancis, Henning Schneider
      Pages 221-244

    4. Human Growth during the Embryonic Period Proper

      • R. O’rahilly, F. Müller
      Pages 245-253

    5. Anthropometric Measures of Fetal Growth

      • Peter R. M. Jones, Jean Peters, Keith M. Bagnall
      Pages 255-274

    6. Ultrasound Measurement of Fetal Growth

      • Hylton B. Meire
      Pages 275-290

    7. Carbohydrate, Fat and Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus

      • George E. Shambaugh III
      Pages 291-325

    8. Regulation of Fetal Growth by Hormones and Growth Factors

      • Joseph D’ercole, Louis E. Underwood
      Pages 327-338
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Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    Frank Falkner

  • School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Frank Falkner

  • Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England

    J. M. Tanner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Human Growth

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 1 Developmental Biology Prenatal Growth

  • Editors: Frank Falkner, J. M. Tanner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2101-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2101-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 518

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Food Science, Nutrition, Developmental Biology

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