cover image - Human Embryology and Developmental Biology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323661461
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-18-2020
Page Count: 496
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $66.99

Human Embryology and Developmental Biology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 6th Edition

by Bruce M. Carlson, MD, PhD

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cover image - Human Embryology and Developmental Biology - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780323661461
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 02-18-2020
Page Count: 496
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $66.99
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    • Features an extensive, full-color illustration program, with hundreds of superb clinical photos and embryological drawings – more than 50 new to this edition.
    • Presents information in an integrated, easy-to-follow manner, incorporating molecular, experimental, and morphological material into each relevant area of the text.
    • Includes numerous new, high-quality photos of congenital malformations.
    • Provides major updates to many topics, including neuroembryology, early embryology, fetal imaging techniques, somite formation, and craniofacial development.
    • Newly added series of animations for visualization of complex embryological processes.
    • Offers helpful bonus material online, including the animations, there is also self-assessment questions, up-to-date references, and much more.
    • Helps you understand the molecular basis of embryology, including the processes of branching and folding - essential knowledge for determining the root of many abnormalities.
    • Features clinical vignettes and Clinical Correlations boxes to help you better understand the clinical manifestations of developmental abnormalities.
    • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
  • Developmental Tables

    Part 1. Early Developmental and the Fetal-Maternal Relationship

    1. Getting Ready for Pregnancy

    2. Transport of Gametes and Fertilization

    3. Molecular Basis for Embryonic Development

    4. Cleavage and Implantation

    5. Formation of Germ Layers and Early Derivatives

    6. Establishment of the Basic Embryonic Body Plan

    7. Placenta and Extraembryonic Membranes

    8. Developmental Disorders: Causes, Mechanisms, and Patterns

    Part 2. Development of the Body Systems

    9. Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems

    10. Limb Development

    11. Nervous System

    12. Neural Crest

    13. Sense Organs

    14. Head and Neck

    15. Digestive and Respiratory Systems and Body Cavities

    16. Urogenital System

    17. Cardiovascular System

    18. Fetal Period and Birth

    Answers to Clinical Vignettes and Review Questions

  • Bruce M. Carlson, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology; Director, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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