Kyle E. Orwig ● Brian P. Hermann Editors 2011 The germ cell genome threads continuously from generation to generation via the sperm and egg. These gametes combine at fertilization to produce the totipotent zygote (one-cell embryo) that gives rise to each generation.
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Katharina Spanel-Borowski 2011 The cyclic ovary can be seen as a site of tissue damage, repair and precisely controlled tissue homeostasis, as long ovulation and luteolysis can be compared with acute and chronic inflammation. Innate immunity appears to be a powerful force in the endocrine system, representing a novel concept.
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Sophie Rousseaux l Saadi Khochbin Editors 2011 I am pleased and honored to have been invited to write the introduction to this volume depicting the state of the art of “Epigenetics and Human Reproduction”.
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Robert A. Soslow • Carmen Tornos Editors 2011 This book attempts a comprehensive overview of ovarian neoplasia. The primary focus is diagnostic pathology, although the breadth of information provided here should be of interest to those who study or practice gynecologic oncology, clinical genetics, molecular genetics, oncogenesis, and epidemiology.
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Christian F. Poets Axel Franz Petra Koehne 2011 The patent ductus arteriosus continues to pose a considerable challenge to clinicians and scientists alike. Why does it close spontaneously in most infants but remain open in others?
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Alessandra Graziottin • Filippo Murina 2011 Tips and Tricks Why this book? Women have an intimate problem: chronic vulvar pain, or vulvodynia, as it is termed in medical phraseology. Vulvodynia may affect 12-15% of women: it is therefore a common disorder that every family doctor and every gynecologist can encounter every day in his or her routine work.
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Hans-Jörg Senn • Florian Otto (Editors) 2011
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William F. Rayburn · Jay Schulkin Editors 2011 Since 2005, a dozen of the United States and more than 15 medical specialties have reported a physician shortage or anticipate one in the next few years. This anticipated shortage and a worsening of physician distribution are compounded by a projected increased demand for health care services.
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Gerardo H. Vázquez-Nin • María L. Escobar Massimo De Felici • Olga M. Echeverría Francesca G. Klinger 2011
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Michael B. Chancellor • Christopher P. Smith 2011 Dear Colleagues, I would like to congratulate Michael Chancellor and Christopher Smith on this very interesting overview of the use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of urological disorders.
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