TY - BOOK ID - 69739727 TI - Embryology : updates and highlights on classic topics AU - Antonio Violin Pereira, Luis AU - Pereira, Luis Antonio Violin PY - 2012 SN - 9535169505 9535104659 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Embryology. KW - Animal embryology KW - Animals KW - Development, Embryological KW - Development, Embryonic KW - Development, Zygotic KW - Embryogenesis KW - Embryogeny KW - Embryological development KW - Embryonic development KW - Zoology KW - Zygote development KW - Zygotes KW - Zygotic development KW - Zygotic embryogenesis KW - Developmental biology KW - Morphology (Animals) KW - Embryos KW - Reproduction KW - Embryology KW - Development KW - Cellular biology (cytology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:69739727 AB - Embryology is a branch of science concerned with the morphological aspects of organismal development. The genomic and molecular revolution of the second half of the 20th century, together with the classic descriptive aspects of this science have allowed greater integration in our understanding of many developmental events. Through such integration, modern embryology seeks to provide practical knowledge that can be applied to assisted reproduction, stem cell therapy, birth defects, fetal surgery and other fields. This book focuses on human embryology and aims to provide an up-to-date source of information on a variety of selected topics. The book consists of nine chapters organized into three sections, namely: 1) gametes and infertility, 2) implantation, placentation and early development, and 3) perspectives in embryology. The contents of this book should be of interest to biology and medical students, clinical embryologists, laboratory researchers, obstetricians and urologists, developmental biologists, molecular geneticists and anyone who wishes to know more about recent advances in human development. ER -