Human Growth: A Comprehensive Treatise Volume 1 Developmental Biology Prenatal Growth

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Modes of Growth and Regeneration....Pages 3-26
Control of Differentiation....Pages 27-51
Cellular Growth....Pages 53-65
Control of Embryonic Growth Rate and Fetal Size in Mammals....Pages 67-82
Human Biochemical Development....Pages 83-113
Developmental Pharmacology....Pages 115-132
Glimpses of Comparative Growth and Development....Pages 133-151
Evolution of the Human Growth Curve....Pages 153-166
Growth as a Target-Seeking Function....Pages 167-179
Critical Periods in Organizational Processes....Pages 181-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Anatomy of the Placenta....Pages 199-220
Physiology of the Placenta....Pages 221-244
Human Growth during the Embryonic Period Proper....Pages 245-253
Anthropometric Measures of Fetal Growth....Pages 255-274
Ultrasound Measurement of Fetal Growth....Pages 275-290
Carbohydrate, Fat and Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus....Pages 291-325
Regulation of Fetal Growth by Hormones and Growth Factors....Pages 327-338
Pre-and Perinatal Endocrinology....Pages 339-376
Immunity Development....Pages 377-390
The Low-Birth-Weight Infant....Pages 391-413
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Growth Dynamics of Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Emphasis on the Perinatal Period....Pages 415-475
Back Matter....Pages 477-496