Birth, Distress and Disease: Placental-Brain Interactions

by Jay Schulkin

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This volume examines the role of steroids and peptides in the regulation of pregnancy and pregnancy outcome, and their long-term effects including possible influences on adult-onset diseases. During pregnancy the placenta acts as a central regulator and coordinator of maternal and fetal physiology, and the onset of labor, through its production and regulation of steroids and peptides. Perturbations to this regulatory system can result in poor pregnancy...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521182670

ISBN13:9780521182676

Release Date:December 2010

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:292 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"

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