Langman's Medical Embryology

Contents

part one General Embryology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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chapter 1 Gametogenesis: Conversion of Germ Cells Into Male and Female Gametes ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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chapter 2 First Week of Development: Ovulation to Implantation ............ . . . . . . .

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chapter 3 Second Week of Development: Bilaminar Germ Disc ............ . . . . . . . . . .

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chapter 4 Third Week of Development: Trilaminar Germ Disc ............. . . . . . . . . . . chapter 5 Third to Eighth Week: The Embryonic Period ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chapter 6 Third Month to Birth: The Fetus and Placenta ................... . . . . . . . . . . . .

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chapter 7 Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

169 part two Special Embryology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chapter 8 Skeletal System ............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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