LEADER 04369nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910806165203321 005 20240516064840.0 010 $a9786613693976 010 $a9780444152558 010 $a0444152555 010 $a9781280783586 010 $a1280783583 010 $a9780470720295 010 $a0470720298 010 $a9780470717974 010 $a0470717971 035 $a(CKB)1000000000688096 035 $a(EBL)703871 035 $a(OCoLC)797918382 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000715220 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11454822 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000715220 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10701244 035 $a(PQKB)11014732 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC703871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL703871 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575673 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL369397 035 $a(Perlego)2777968 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000688096 100 $a20770113d1977 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe fetus and birth /$feditors, Julie Knight, Maeve O'Connor 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aAmsterdam ;$aNew York :$cElsevier/Excerpta Medica/North-Holland ;$aNew York :$cElsevier North-Holland,$d1977. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 481 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aCiba Foundation symposium (new series) ;$v47 300 $a"Symposium on the Fetus and Birth held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 18-20th May, 1976"--Participants page. 311 0 $a9780470663394 311 0 $a0470663391 311 0 $a9789021940533 311 0 $a9021940531 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aThe Fetus and Birth; Contents; Introduction: a historical perspective; Parturition in the sheep; Discussion; Dilatation of the uterine cervix; Discussion; The fetal role in timing the initlation of parturition in the goat; Discussion; The role and regulation of corticotropin in the fetal sheep; Discussion; General discussion Ultrastructure of the sheep placenta; Endocrine relationships during late gestation and parturition in the cow; Discussion; Progesterone and oestrogen in pregnancy and parturition : comparative aspects and hierarchical control; Discussion 327 $aThe 'see-saw' theory of parturition; Discussion; Fetal and maternal endo- crine changes during pregnancy and parturition in the rhesus monkey; Discussion; Endocrine regulation of fetal development and its relation to parturition in the rhesus monkey; Discussion; Endocrine and pharmacological factors which influence the onset of labour in rhesus monkeys; Discussion; The role of prostaglandins in parturition, with special reference to the rat; Discussion; Control of uterine contractility via cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase; Discussion; Human decidua and uterine contractility; Discussion 327 $aThe fetal hypothalamus and pituitary in the initiation of labour; Discussion; The influence of the fetal hypo- thalamus and pituitary on the onset and course of parturition; Discussion; Fetal cortisol and the initiation of labour in the human; Discussion; Human parturition; Discussion; Final discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index 330 8 $aThe Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world. 410 0$aCiba Foundation symposium ;$vnew ser. 47. 606 $aParturition$vCongresses 606 $aFetus$xPhysiology$vCongresses 606 $aObstetrical endocrinology$vCongresses 606 $aLabor (Obstetrics)$vCongresses 615 0$aParturition 615 0$aFetus$xPhysiology 615 0$aObstetrical endocrinology 615 0$aLabor (Obstetrics) 676 $a599/.01/6 712 02$aCiba Foundation. 712 12$aSymposium on the Fetus and Birth$f(1976 :$eLondon, England) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806165203321 996 $aThe fetus and birth$91888744 997 $aUNINA