The Physiology of Growth

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-13
2 - Renewal of the Epidermis, Pages 14-49
3 - Connective Tissues, Pages 50-63
4 - Bone and Cartilage, Pages 64-89
5 - Turnover of Blood Cells, Pages 90-119
6 - Vascular Expansion, Pages 120-137
7 - Hypertension and Heart Growth, Pages 138-152
8 - Muscle: Atrophy versus Hypertrophy, Pages 153-182
9 - Adaptive Plasticity of the Nervous System, Pages 183-209
10 - Intraocular Control of Lens Development, Pages 210-225
11 - Lactation and Mammary Growth, Pages 226-234
12 - Neural Regulation of Salivary Glands, Pages 235-243
13 - The Exocrine Pancreas, Pages 244-250
14 - Liver Regeneration, Pages 251-266
15 - Functional Demand in the Digestive Tract, Pages 267-283
16 - Compensatory Pulmonary Hypertrophy, Pages 284-296
17 - The Physiology of Renal Growth, Pages 297-327
18 - Pressure on the Bladder, Pages 328-339
19 - Nonreproductive Endocrine Glands, Pages 340-368
20 - Experimental Regulation of the Testis, Pages 369-384
21 - Cycles of Ovarian Growth, Pages 385-395
22 - The Pregnant Uterus, Pages 396-402
23 - The Placental Connection, Pages 403-413
24 - From Embryo to Adult, Pages 414-427
Index, Pages 429-441