The Physiology of Growth by Richard Goss
By Richard Goss
Comprised of 24 chapters, this booklet opens with an outline of the character of development, how you can degree progress, and theories of development. The dialogue then turns to the renewal of pores and skin; the expansion of connective tissues equivalent to collagen and keloids; actual rules of bone progress and cartilage regrowth; and turnover of blood cells. the subsequent chapters concentrate on the hyperlink among high blood pressure and middle development; growth of arteries and veins; muscle atrophy and hypertrophy; and intraocular rules of lens improvement. The influence of lactation at the development of the mammary glands is additionally thought of, besides liver degeneration and experimental legislation of the testis.
This monograph is meant for physiologists, developmental biologists, and scholars of histology.
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