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1 What is reproduction?
2 The infrastructure of reproduction
• Part 2: Making women and men
3 Sex
4 Sexual maturation
5 Gender
6 Sexual selection
• Part 3: Preparing for pregnancy
7 Making sperm
8 Men
9 Making eggs
10 Women
• Part 4: Making an embryo
11 Sperm and eggs
12 Fertilization
13 Initiating pregnancy
• Part 5: Maintaining a pregnancy
14 Supporting the embryo and fetus
15 Growing the fetus
16 Fetal challenges
• Part 6: A new individual
17 Preparing for birth
18 Giving birth
19 Lactation
20 Postnatal care
• Part 7: Manipulating reproduction
21 Controlling fertility
22 Restoring fertility
23 Society and reproduction
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Essential Reproduction provides an accessible account of the fundamentals of reproduction within the context of cutting-edge knowledge and examples of its application. The eighth edition of this internationally best-selling title provides a multidisciplinary approach integrating anatomy, physiology, genetics, behaviour, biochemistry, molecular biology and clinical science, to give thorough coverage of the study of mammalian reproduction.
Key features:
• Contains discussion of the latest on conceptual, informational and applied aspects of reproduction
• New pedagogical features such as clinical case studies at the end of each chapter
• Better use of boxed material to improve separation of narrative text from ancillary information
• Highlighted key words for ease of reference relate to summary of key points
• Introduction now split into two sections
• Expanded content in Fetal challenges, and Society and reproduction
• Substantial rearrangement and updating in Making sperm, Controlling fertility, and Restoring fertility
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