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Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta

Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta

Loke, Y. W.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceWomen's Health

ISBN10: 0199694516
ISBN13: 9780199694518
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jul 24 2013
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The development of the placenta was a pivotal event in evolution. Without it, we would still be laying eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring. It represents the critical link between the foetus and the mother, but its character is extraordinary -- it is, in effect, a foreign tissue that invades the mother's body.

Compared to many other animals, the human placenta represents a particularly aggressive body. But how is it managed and controlled? How did such an organ evolve in the first place? And why is it tolerated by the mother? Y.W. Loke explores the nature of the placenta and what it can tell us about evolution, development, and genetics.

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