The Placenta

Helen Kay , MD 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2011년 02월 18일 출간

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The Placenta: From Development to Disease examines research into placental function and its clinical implications to provide a springboard for improving clinical practice and enhancing medical research. Influential information is extracted from the compelling narrative by the use of 'take home' features including: Clinical Pearls ~ point to important issues in clinical practiceResearch Spotlights - highlight key insights into placental understandingTeaching Points ~ explain basic concepts for novice readersThe Placenta: From Development to Disease is ideal for both experienced clinicians and researchers and those new to the field. Anyone who needs to understand the central importance of the placenta in the well being of their maternal and fetal patients should read this book.

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List of Contributors.Foreword.Preface.Part 1: Fetal origins of adult disease/programming.1 Maternal Undernutrition and Fetal Programming: Role of the Placenta (Louiza Belkacemi, D. Michael Nelson, Mina Desai and Michael G. Ross).2 Cardiovascular Health and Maternal Placental Syndromes (Shahzya S Huda and Ian A. Greer).Part 2: Placental development, physiology and immunology.3 Development and Anatomy of the Human Placenta (Roxane Rampersad, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic and D. Michael Nelson).4 Immunologic Aspects of Pregnancy (Joan S. Hunt and Margaret G. Petroff).5 Vascular Development in the Placenta (Berthold Huppertz).6 Hypoxia and the Placenta (Stacy Zamudio).7 Placental Metabolism (Nicholas P. Illsley).8 Placental Hormones: Physiology, Disease and Prenatal Diagnosis (Jennifer M. McNamara and Helen H. Kay).9 Placental Transfer in Health and Disease (Caroline Wright and Colin P. Sibley).10 Placental Fat Trafficking (Christina Scifres and Yoel Sadovsky).11 Maternal-Fetal Cell Trafficking and Microchimerism (Hilary S. Gammill, Suzanne E. Peterson and J. Lee Nelson).12 Imprinting in the Human Placenta (Shu Wen and Ignatia B. Van den Veyver).13 Placental membranes and amniotic fluid retention (Marie H. Beall and Michael G. Ross).Part 3: Examination of the placenta, membranes, cord.14 Examination of the Placenta, Membranes and Cord (Frederick T. Kraus).15 The Umbilical Cord (Raymond W. Redline).16 Ultrasound Imaging and Doppler Studies of the Placenta (Methodius G. Tuuli and Anthony O. Odibo).17 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography of the Placenta (Christine H. Comstock and Helen H. Kay).18 Chorionic Villous Sampling and Amniocentesis (Marion S. Verp).19 Cordocentesis and Fetoscopy (Cristiano Jodicke and Ray Bahado-Singh).Par

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"At a time when there is so much overlap in the realm of medical books, this one stands out as a unique and worthwhile contribution to the field. From the clarity of its layout to its detailed descriptions to its in-depth illustrations, it is a great reference for anyone interested in the physiology of pregnancy." (Doody's, 19 August 2011)&

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저자(글) Helen Kay

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Helen Kay, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USAD. Michael Nelson, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USAYuping Wang, MD, PhD, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ~ Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

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