TY - CHAP AU - Monika Zadrożna AU - Barbara Nowak AU - Maria Żołnierek AU - Lucyna Zamorska AU - Józef Niweliński ED - Jing Zheng Y1 - 2012-03-07 PY - 2012 T1 - Human Placenta as a Biomarker of Environmental Toxins Exposure – Long-Term Morphochemical Monitoring N2 - This book contains the total of 19 chapters, each of which is written by one or several experts in the corresponding field. The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and most updated overview of the human placenta, including current advances and future directions in the early detection, recognition, and management of placental abnormalities as well as the most common placental structure and functions, abnormalities, toxicology, infections, and pathologies. It also includes a highly controversial topic, therapeutic applications of the human placenta. A collection of articles presented by active investigators provides a clear update in the area of placental research for medical students, nurse practitioners, practicing clinicians, and biomedical researchers in the fields of obstetrics, pediatrics, family practice, genetics, and others who may be interested in human placentas. BT - Recent Advances in Research on the Human Placenta SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/32918 DO - 10.5772/32918 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-27 ER -