Foetus Into Man: Physical Growth from Conception to Maturity |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Cells and the Growth of Tissues | 24 |
Growth before Birth | 37 |
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Foetus Into Man: Physical Growth from Conception to Maturity James Mourilyan Tanner Limited preview - 1990 |
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3rd centile 50th centile adolescent growth spurt adolescent spurt adult height average babies behaviour biological birth birthweight blood body bone age boys brain breast catch-up centile cerebellum cerebral cortex Chapter charts child childhood chromosomes chronological age correlation cortex cortisol differentiation early effect endocrine female fibres Figure foetal foetus genes genetical gestation girls gland grow growth curves growth hormone human growth human growth hormone hypothalamus increase individual karyotype length limb male malnutrition measure menarche molecules months mother muscle myelinate nerve cells neuroglia neurons normal nutrition occurs oestrogen ovum parents peak height velocity peak velocity penis period pituitary plotted population postmenstrual weeks postnatal prediction protein puberty pubic hair receptor relatively secretion short stature shows skeletal maturity small-for-dates somatomedin stage studies Tanner and Whitehouse tempo of growth testosterone thyroxine tion tissue Turner's syndrome twins undernutrition uterus velocity curve