Hormones and Fetal Pathophysiology

This reference offers current information on the pathological alterations that occur in the biosynthesis of hormones during foetal development.;Elucidating the methods of detecting diseases in the embryo using the techniques of molecular biology, this work provides exhaustive discussions of: sex differentiation abnormalities, including genetic control and the role of anti-Mullerian hormone; surfactant-associated proteins during foetal lung development; pathological problems of the placenta; the female reproductive tract immune system; alpha-foetoprotein and its implications in foetal pathology; the effects of prenatally administered sex steroids and anti-steroids on the hormonal responses of offspring; and oncogenes and growth factors during pregnancy.;This work is intended for: endocrinologists; gynaecologists and obstetricians; paediatricians; pathologists; molecular and cellular biologists and biochemists; physiologists; oncologists; histologists; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.