Fetus and independent life / / Ciba Foundation

• Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : Pitman Books Ltd., , 1981; Newark, New Jersey : , : CIBA Pharmaceutical Company (Medical Education Administration), , [date of distribution not identified]; ©1981
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 599.03/34
• Soggetto topico: Embryology; Fetus - Physiology; Mammals
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The fetus and independent life; Contents; Introduction; Maturation of hypothalamic-pituitary function in the ovine fetus and neonate ; Discussion; The development of fetal adrenal function; Discussion; Changing patterns of steroid production in the fetus and placenta and their effects on development; Discussion; Regulation of hormone production in the human feto-placental unit; Discussion; Somatomedins and fetal growth; Discussion; Postnatal development of the monkey's visual system; Discussion; Epidermal growth factor: a critical factor in fetal maturation?; Discussion ; General discussion Growth factors in developmentA possible role for catabolin in tissue remodelling and repair; Discussion; Metabolic events associated with the preparation of the fetus for independent life; Discussion; Glucose homeostasis in the perinatal period: the critical role of pancreatic hormones and exogenous substrates in the rat; Discussion; Development of central neurotrans mitter systems; Discussion; Development of peptidergic systems in the rat brain; Discussion; The central control of fetal breathing and movements; Discussion; Development of the fetal lung; Discussion ; Final general discussionDiaphragmatic tone: relation to growth and development; Causes of pulmonary hypoplasia; Physical factors as determinants of growth; Dependence of organ growth on functioning; Local growth regulatory factors; Sensory inputs driving development; Critical periods versus plasticity; The timing of maturation; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Titolo autorizzato: Fetus and independent life
• ISBN: 0-470-72068-9; 0-470-71837-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830992903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 86.