The Embryo : Normal and Abnormal Development and Growth

Michael G. Chapman

ISBN 10: 1447118049 / ISBN 13: 9781447118046

Published by Springer, Springer, 2011

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - A variety of new techniques that promise to revolutionize the clinical management of early pregnancy are fully detailed in this state-of-the-art book. Leading international researchers describe fast-moving topics such as embryo manipulation and the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities. The technology of assisted reproduction has made it possible to study living embryonic material for the first time, which has led to rapid advances in our understanding of the human embryo's early development. For example, study of the embryo in the test tube has pointed to early pregnancy loss as a possible cause of later infertility. Even more important, diagnostic tests using sophisticated techniques of molecular biology can be run on single cells before the embryo is replaced in the uterus. Another area of advance is the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. Great improvements have been made in the techniques of chorion villus biopsy and ultrasound imaging. A spectrum of simple biochemical tests performed on the mother's blood can greatly improve the detection of Down syndrome and other chromosome defects. Together with other developments in the fields of molecular biology and endocrinology, these new diagnostic techniques are the beginning of a new age in clinical human genetics and embryology.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Embryo : Normal and Abnormal Development and Growth
• Publisher: Springer, Springer
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447118049
• ISBN 13: 9781447118046
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 170H x 16D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 170 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 484 grams

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Synopsis

A state-of-the-art book with really new topics that have revolutionized the study of the human embryo. The new techniques have far-reaching implications for the diagnosis of diseases and defects at the beginning of pregnancy.