Fetus into Man

Physical Growth from Conception to Maturity, Revised edition

J. M. Tanner

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$38.00 • £33.95 • €34.95

ISBN 9780674306929

Publication Date: 03/01/1990

Short

288 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

25 halftones, 65 line illustrations

North and South America only

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SCIENCE: Life Sciences: Developmental Biology

Introduction
1. The Curve of Growth
2. Cells and the Growth of Tissues
3. Growth before Birth
4. Sex Differentiation up to Puberty
5. Puberty
6. Developmental Age, and the Problems of Early and Late Maturers
7. The Endocrinology of Growth
8. Growth and Development of the Brain
9. The Interaction of Heredity and Environment in the Control of Growth
10. The Organization of the Growth Process
11. Standards of Normal Growth
12. Disorders of Growth
Bibliography
Index

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