The Human Placenta
Download or Read eBook The Human Placenta PDF written by C. Redman and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1993-01-18 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : C. Redman |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1993-01-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 0632027215 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780632027217 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Human Placenta by : C. Redman
Book excerpt: The placenta is fascinating and complex. Basically foreign to the maternal body, it can be thought of as an organ transplanted onto the mother's host tissue. As such it embodies all the principles of tissue acceptance and rejection. Many of the risks of pregnancy and labor have now been eliminated and the placenta is likely to be at the root of many of the dangers to the unborn child that remain. A breakdown of the relationship between the placenta and the maternal tissue may turn out to be the cause of the majority of early lost pregnancies.