I Developmental Biology. - 1 Adaptive Mechanisms of Growth Control. - 2 Human Biochemical Development. - 3 Developmental Pharmacology. - 4 Glimpses of Comparative Growth and Development. - II Biometrical Methods in Human Growth. - 5 Statistics of Growth Standards. - 6 Sampling for Growth Studies. - 7 The Mathematical Handling of Long-Term Longitudinal Data. - III Genetics. - 8 Introduction to Genetic Analysis. - 9 The Genetics of Human Fetal Growth. - 10 The Genetics of Birth Weight. - 11 The Genetics of Adult Stature. - 12 The Genetics of Maturational Processes. - IV Prenatal Growth. - 13 Anatomy of the Placenta. - 14 Physiology of the Placenta. - 15 Fetal Measurements. - 16 Implications for Growth in Human Twins. - 17 Association of Fetal Growth with Maternal Nutrition. - 18 Carbohydrate Fat and Amino Acid Metabolism in the Pregnant Woman and Fetus. - 19 Pre- and Perinatal Endocrinology. - 20 Development of Immune Responsiveness. - 21 Fetal Growth; Obstetric Implications. Language: English