Fetus Into Man: Physical Growth from Conception to Maturity, Revised Edition

by J.M. Tanner

Book Overview

Here is a brief and authoritative account of human physical growth, beautifully written by one of the world's foremost experts. In Fetus into Man Professor Tanner tells the story of growth in language that is both accessible to the nonbiologist and acceptable to the biologist.

The book begins with the basics of growth: cell division, hormonal control and differential growth of body tissues. It then builds on these basics to provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674306929
• ISBN13: 9780674306929
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"