Molecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease

Contains cutting-edge reviews in molecular biology, with this edition focusing on placental development and disease

William Huckle (Volume editor)

9780128093276

Hardback, published 20 January 2017

274 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

Praise for the Series:
"Maintains the tradition and set-up of the previous volumes and certainly provides up-to-date data on varied aspects of cytology... a valuable acquisition to any library." --The Nucleus

Molecular Biology of Placental Development and Disease, the latest volume in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, focuses on placental development and disease.

1. Comparative Placental Anatomy: Divergent Structures Serving a Common Purpose S. Hafez 2. Cell and Tissue-Based Models for Study of Placental Development W.R. Huckle 3. Transcription Factors that Regulate Trophoblast Development and Function K.J. Baines and S.J. Renaud 4. The Phylogeny of Placental Evolution Through Dynamic Integrations of Retrotransposons K. Imakawa and S. Nakagawa 5. Contribution of Syncytins and Other Endogenous Retroviral Envelopes to Human Placenta Pathologies P.-A. Bolze, M. Mommert and F. Mallet 6. Role of Exosomes in Placental Homeostasis and Pregnancy Disorders C. Salomon and G.E. Rice 7. Novel Regulators of Hemodynamics in the Pregnant Uterus N.C. Clark, C.A. Pru and J.K. Pru 8. Regulation of Placental Amino Acid Transport and Fetal Growth O.R. Vaughan, F.J. Rosario, T.L. Powell and T. Jansson

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Developmental biology [PSC]