Inflammation and Pregnancy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781842142721)

Nowhere is the complex relation between inflammation and disease more apparent than in pregnancy. From the immune adaptation necessary for a mother to tolerate a genetically different fetus through gestation, to the role of inflammatory mediators in abnormalities of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia and premature delivery, it is clear that inflammation plays a vital role in determining pregnancy outcome. In this authoritative text, an international panel of prestigious authors explores the complex relationship between inflammation, the mother, placenta and fetus. Providing comprehensive coverage by discussing both basic sciences and clinical applications, the book also ensures wide appeal by presenting a synthesis of the maternal and fetal aspects of immunological disorders in pregnancy. The only recent work on the subject in this fast-moving field, Inflammation and Pregnancy is relevant to a wide range of scientists and clinicians with an interest in inflammation, early pregnancy, placental development, pre-eclampsia, pre-term delivery and fetal/neonatal development.

Author: Donald M. Peebles
ISBN-10: 1842142720
ISBN-13: 9781842142721
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2006
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.64w x 0.71d