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LIFES VITAL LINK:ASTONISHING ROLE OF THE PLACENTA

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Management number 232014262 Release Date 2026/06/18 List Price $12.07 Model Number 232014262
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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. Read more

ISBN10 0199694516
ISBN13 978-0199694518
Edition 1st
Language English
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions 5.74 x 0.82 x 8.74 inches
Item Weight 1.05 pounds
Print length 276 pages
Publication date May 23, 2013

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