Birth, Distress and Disease : Placental-Brain Interactions Paperback / softback
Edited by Michael L. (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington DC) Power, Jay (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington DC) Schulkin
Paperback / softback
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This volume examines the role of steroids and peptides in the regulation of pregnancy and pregnancy outcome, and their long-term effects including possible influences on adult-onset diseases.
During pregnancy the placenta acts as a central regulator and coordinator of maternal and fetal physiology, and the onset of labor, through its production and regulation of steroids and peptides.
Perturbations to this regulatory system can result in poor pregnancy outcome, such as preterm birth and low birth weight.
These in turn are linked to diseases in later life. Intriguingly, many of these regulatory actions of steroids and peptides also occur in the brain.
The induction and suppression of peptides by steroids appears to be key to regulatory function in both brain and placenta.
These interweaving strands, linking basic science with obstetrics, are all reviewed in depth here producing a fascinating account of an important area of materno-fetal medicine.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/12/2010
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- ISBN:9780521182676
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:02/12/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521182676
