Before We are Born
Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects
Description:... Zeroing in on all the crucial clinical and scientific knowledge of embryology and teratology that you need to master. The new edition of Before We Are Born explores how organs and systems develop week by week, stage by stage, and why and when abnormalities occur, and what the vital roles of the placenta and foetal membranes are in development, in an easy to use format. Completely revised and updated, the new 6th edition of Before We Were Born emphasises the clinical aspects throughout by use of clinical correlations as well as hundreds of superb illustrations.
Incorporates the molecular aspects of embryonic development, including information on stem cells homeobox genes gamete formation regulation control and the molecules/receptors involved gene activity and expression and more.Includes illustrations of new diagnostic procedures, including sonographs, MRIs, electron micrographs, 3D images, and clinical photographs.Presents completely revised and updated Clinically Oriented Questions and Answers.Offers reader-friendly features including brief explanations of clinical terms clinical applications boxes timetables for critical periods in prenatal development and end-of-chapter summaries-enabling readers to quickly zero in on essential information.
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