The Embryo - Normal and Abnormal Development and Growth (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)

A variety of new techniques that promise to revolutionize the clinical management of early pregnancy are fully detailed in this state-of-the-art book. Leading international researchers describe fast-moving topics such as embryo manipulation and the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities. The technology of assisted reproduction has made it possible to study living embryonic material for the first time, which has led to rapid advances in our understanding of the human embryo's early development. For example, study of the embryo in the test tube has pointed to early pregnancy loss as a possible cause of later infertility. Even more important, diagnostic tests using sophisticated techniques of molecular biology can be run on single cells before the embryo is replaced in the uterus. Another area of advance is the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. Great improvements have been made in the techniques of chorion villus biopsy and ultrasound imaging. A spectrum of simple biochemical tests performed on the mother's blood can greatly improve the detection of Down syndrome and other chromosome defects. Together with other developments in the fields of molecular biology and endocrinology, these new diagnostic techniques are the beginning of a new age in clinical human genetics and embryology.

General

Imprint:	Springer London
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1991
Editors:	Michael G. Chapman • J. Gedis Grudzinskas • Tim Chard
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	263
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
ISBN-13:	978-1-4471-1804-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Endocrinology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gynaecology & obstetrics > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General
LSN:	1-4471-1804-9
Barcode:	9781447118046

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