The Maternal Organism

Content: 
Contributors to This Volume, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages v-vi
Preface, Pages vii-viii, N.S. ASSALI
1 - The Neural Control of Ovulation, Pages 1-66, Roger A. Gorski
2 - Gametogenesis to Implantation, Pages 67-92, Louis Fridhandler
3 - Morphology of the Placenta, Pages 93-184, Ralph M. Wynn
4 - Physiology of the Placenta, Pages 185-289, Nicholas S. Assali, Preston V. Dilts Jr., Albert A. Plentl, Thomas H. Kirschbaum, Stanley J. Gross
5 - Placental Hormones, Pages 290-354, Hans H. Simmer
6 - Regulation of Myometrial Composition, Growth, and Activity, Pages 355-425, Mary E. Carsten
7 - The Pregnant Uterus: Process of Labor, Puerperium, and Lactation, Pages 426-448, H. Vorherr
8 - Maternal Physiological Adjustments, Pages 449-479, F.E. Hytten, A.M. Thomson
Author Index, Pages 481-499
Subject Index, Pages 501-507