Vascular Biology of the Placenta: Second Edition (Colloquium Integrated Systems Physiology: From Molecule to Function to Disease) - Softcover

Wang, Yuping

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615047506 ISBN 13: 9781615047505

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool, 2017

Synopsis

The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall, thereby allowing nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply. Proper vascular development in the placenta is fundamental to ensuring a healthy fetus and successful pregnancy. This book provides an up-to-date summary and synthesis of knowledge regarding placental vascular biology and discusses the relevance of this vascular bed to the functions of the human placenta.

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About the Author:

Dr. Yuping Wang is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport (LSUHSC-Shreveport), Louisiana. She received her M.D. degree in medicine from Harbin Medical University, China, in 1980 and her Ph.D. degree in physiology from Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA, in 1994. In 1997, Dr. Wang joined the faculty of LSUHSC-Shreveport, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her major research fields are placental and endothelial function in pregnancy and pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia. She is a member of several scientific societies including the Society for Reproductive Investigation, the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Perinatal Research Society, and the American Physiological Society. Dr. Wang has received a number of grants including National Institutes of Health, NICHD, and NHLBI and served as a standing member of the NIH pregnancy and perinatology study section. She also serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Wang is a co-author of over 120 publications on original research or reviews in the field of placenta, trophoblast and endothelial function, kidney injury in pregnancy, and preeclampsia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Morgan & Claypool
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1615047506
• ISBN 13: 9781615047505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 113
• Editor: Granger D Neil, Granger Joey P