Rámon Piñón

Biology of Human Reproduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By capturing the latest developments in this dynamic field - including cloning, gene therapy, and assisted reproduction - Rámon Piñón has made sure that his textbook is the most up-to-date and useful introduction to human reproductive biology available. Although its emphasis is on biology, it combines a rich assortment of comparative historical and literary notes with a contemporary inquiry into human sexuality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Freeman / Macmillan Education
• 2002
• Seitenzahl: 535
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 186mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1166g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389122
• ISBN-10: 1891389122
• Artikelnr.: 21298199

Autorenporträt

RÁMON PIÑÓN, University of California, San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

The Study of Human Reproduction .- Sex, Reproduction, and Mutation .- Reproductive Hormones.- Sex Determination and Fetal Sexual Differentiation .- The Ovary: The Ovulatory and Menstrual Cycles .- The Testis and Testicular Function .- The Brain and Reproduction .- Puberty .- Stress and Reproduction .- Aging and Reproduction .- Fertilization and Implantation .- Placentation, Parturition, and Lactation .- Fetal Loss and Birth Defects .- Disorders of Sexual Development .- Artificial Control of Fertility .- Infertility and Assisted Reproduction .- Sexually Transmitted Diseases .- Cancers of the Reproductive Tissues .- The Biology of.- Human Sexuality .- Human Embryo Research .- List of Abbreviations .- Glossary .- Index.