Vertebrate Fetal Membranes: Comparative Ontogeny and Morphology; Evolution; Phylogenetic Significance; Basic Functions; Research Opportunities

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
General Nature and Significance of Fetal Membranes....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-10
Cyclostomata and Osteichthyes....Pages 11-21
Amphibia....Pages 22-26
Chondrichthyes (Elasmobranchii)....Pages 27-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Reptilia....Pages 35-41
Aves....Pages 42-52
Monotremata....Pages 53-53
Marsupialia....Pages 54-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-61
Comparative Anatomy of the Oviduct, Uterus, and Vagina....Pages 63-73
Ovulation; Place of Fertilization; Blastocyst Morphogenesis....Pages 74-78
Tubal and Uterine Transport; Blastocyst Spacing, Orientation, and Attachment (Implantation); Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy....Pages 79-83
Establishment of Choriovitelline and Chorioallantoic Placentation....Pages 84-87
Principal Types of Eutherian Fetal Membrane Systems....Pages 88-90
Types of Eutherian Placentation....Pages 91-97
Comparative Morphology of the Endometrium....Pages 98-103
Giant Cells Associated with Fetal Membranes....Pages 104-110
Placental Architecture: Its Relation to Direction of Maternal and Fetal Blood Flow in the Zona Intima....Pages 111-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Evolution of the Fetal Membranes of Vertebrates Other than Eutheria; Discussion of the Dominant Role of the Yolk Sac and Origin of the Allantois....Pages 117-119
Evaluation and Application of Data on Fetal Membrane Morphogenesis as Criteria of Phylogenetic Relationships among Eutheria....Pages 120-123
Morphogenesis of Eutherian Fetal Membranes as Evidence of Their Evolution and Phylogeny....Pages 124-132
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Human Fetal Membranes: Some Concepts Derived from Comparative Studies....Pages 133-140
Structural Changes in Vertebrate Fetal Membranes Associated with the Adoption of Viviparity....Pages 141-151
Significance of Depth of Blastocyst Attachment....Pages 152-153
Notes on Individual Membranes and Tissues of the Eutherian Fetal Membrane System and on the Decidua....Pages 154-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Introduction to the Morphogenesis of the Fetal Membranes of Eutheria....Pages 165-167
Insectivora and Dermoptera....Pages 168-185
Chiroptera....Pages 186-197
Strepsirhini....Pages 198-202
Tarsiidae, Myrmecophagidae, Bradypodidae, and Anthropoidea....Pages 203-212
Cingulata....Pages 213-215
Lagomorpha and Rodentia....Pages 216-249
Carnivora....Pages 250-262
Hyracoidea and Proboscidea....Pages 263-266
Sirenia and Tubulidentata....Pages 267-270
Perissodactyla and Pholidota....Pages 271-275
Cetacea....Pages 276-278
Artiodactyla....Pages 279-291
Fetal Membrane Evolution Compared to Evolution of the Body....Pages 292-294
Overview....Pages 295-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-383