Product Description: The 29 papers contained in this volume look closely at various aspects of what is termed, "The Maternal-Fetal Interface," as it relates to the latest research in placental science. A substantial section of the book is devoted to the troublesome question of vertical transmission of infectious agents: namely, the HIV-1 virus...read more

Product Description: This text, covering the 39th Nestle Nutrition Workshop, is based on a presentation forum by international specialists in placental function and foetal nutrition. The five sessions of the conference include a mixture of basic and clinical research topics, and follow the progress made in understanding placental transport and metabolism and its impact on human preganancy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The optimal function of the placenta and thus fetal well being largely depends upon the integrity of both the fetal and maternal circulations of the placenta. Intense basic research concerned with placental vascularization and blood flow has been performed for the past 30 years, beginning with the classical morphological descriptions of the placental vessels by Boe (1953) and Arts (1961), as well as with the radioangiographic studies of maternal placental circulation in the human by Borell (1958) and in the rhesus monkey by Ramsey (1962)...read more