Providing some of the earliest events that have influenced the path of placental evolution in mammals and progressing to the specifics of the human placenta, this book examines modern gestation within an evolutionary framework.
In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species.
In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species.