Product Description: This unique book provides a concise account, written by world authorities in their fields, of how the mammalian lung grows and matures before birth and how the lungs, and their ability to function well, can be affected by the environment and by genetic factors, both before and after birth...read more

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Product Description: As I reflect on the evolution of this book, I am struck by the differences be­ tween my early conceptions and the final product. When I was first ap­ proached by Springer-Verlag regarding a monograph on my interests in the area of fetal lung development, I imagined that it would be relatively easy to summarize my contributions, plus the work of other investigators as needed for proper perspective...read more

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