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Essential reproduction [Book] / Martin H. Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.Edition: 7th edDescription: xi, 380 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781444335750
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 573.619 23
Other classification:
  • 573.619
Contents:
What is reproduction? -- Sex -- Sexual maturation -- Gender -- Sexual selection -- Making sperm -- Men -- Making eggs -- Women -- Sperm and eggs -- Fertilization -- Initiating pregnancy -- Supporting the embryo -- Growing the fetus -- Fetal challenges -- Preparing for birth -- Giving birth -- Lactation -- Postnatal care -- Regulating fertility -- Restoring fertility -- Society and reproduction.
Summary: Providing essential reading for medical, veterinary and biological science students, and students of physiology and trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, the seventh edition of Essential Reproduction offers an up-to-date account of the fundamentals of reproduction within the context of cutting-edge knowledge and examples of its application. It provides a multidisciplinary approach integrating physiology, genetics, behaviour, anatomy and clinical science, to give thorough coverage of the study of mammalian reproduction.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 573.619 JOH-E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 47822
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is reproduction? -- Sex -- Sexual maturation -- Gender -- Sexual selection -- Making sperm -- Men -- Making eggs -- Women -- Sperm and eggs -- Fertilization -- Initiating pregnancy -- Supporting the embryo -- Growing the fetus -- Fetal challenges -- Preparing for birth -- Giving birth -- Lactation -- Postnatal care -- Regulating fertility -- Restoring fertility -- Society and reproduction.

Providing essential reading for medical, veterinary and biological science students, and students of physiology and trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, the seventh edition of Essential Reproduction offers an up-to-date account of the fundamentals of reproduction within the context of cutting-edge knowledge and examples of its application. It provides a multidisciplinary approach integrating physiology, genetics, behaviour, anatomy and clinical science, to give thorough coverage of the study of mammalian reproduction.

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