Human embryology and developmental biology /
Bruce M. Carlson
- 3rd ed
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c2004
- xv, 527 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
""Online access + interactive extras"" Updated ed. of: Human embryology & developmental biology / Bruce M. Carlson. 3rd ed. c2004
Includes bibliographical references and index
Developmental tables -- Early development and the fetal-maternal relationship -- Getting ready for pregnancy -- Transport of gametes and fertilization -- Cleavage and implantation -- Molecular basis for embryonic development -- Formation of germ layers and early derivatives -- Establishment of the basic embryonic body plan -- Placenta and extraembryonic membranes -- Developmental disorders : causes, mechanisms, and patterns -- Development of the body systems -- Integumentary, skeletal and muscular systems -- Limb development -- Nervous system -- Neural crest -- Sense organs -- Head and neck -- Digestive and respiratory systems and body cavities -- Urogenital system - Cardiovascular system -- Fetal period and birth -- Answers to clinical vignettes and review questions
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Developmental biology Embryology, Human Human growth Embryonic Development--physiology Fetal Development--physiology