Human Growth After BirthGrowth is a process which affects every individual from the hour of birth to the hour of death and forms a background to almost every medical discipline, and Human Growth After Birth has been extremely successful in five editions. This book is written in a clear and approachable style and is the only publication which provides an elementary overview of the various manifestations of human growth. Professor David Sinclair, Professor of Human Anatomy, University of Aberdeen, wrote the first five editions, the last of which was published in 1989. Dr Peter Dangerfield, Department of Human Anatomy, University of Liverpool has updated the book for this new edtion while maintaining the unique style and appeal of the text. The new edition covers recent concepts in cell growth, the cell cycly and growth inhibitors. This book also contains the latest information on genes and the human genome. The sections on the growth of the CNS and on reproduction and infertility have been revised in line with current thinking. The references have been fully updated and boxed further reading has been added. Key points are highlighted throughout, and there are a number of new illustrations. |
Contents
Nature of growth | 1 |
Growth in height and weight | 24 |
Growth of tissues 5535 | 55 |
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abnormal achondroplasia adolescent spurt adrenal adult amount animals appears arteries atrophy baby become birth blood body boys brain calcium cancer cartilage cause cell division centile centres changes child chromosomes collagen condition congenital connective tissue cortex curvature curve decrease deficiency dermis diet differentiated disease effect endocrine enlargement epidermis epiphyseal epiphyseal plates example female fetal fibroblasts fibrous functional genes genetic girls gland grow growth factors growth hormone hair height human hypertrophy increase individual infant influence kidney kind permission layer liver loss lower limbs male malignant mechanism menarche mitosis muscle nerve fibres nervous system new-born normal nutrition occur oestrogens old age organs ossification osteoblasts ovary ovum pelvis pituitary pituitary gland posture pregnancy produce protein puberty regeneration relatively repair replacement result secondary secretion senescence short stature skeletal maturation skin skull somatotype stage stem cells stimulated surface thyroid tumour Turner's syndrome vertebral column vitamin