Johnson & Everitt's Essential Reproduction /
At head of title: Johnson & Everitt's
Martin H. Johnson.
- 6th ed.
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., c2007.
- viii, 316 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Sex -- Gender and sexuality -- Reproductive messengers -- Testicular function in the adult -- Ovarian function in the adult -- Regulation of gonadal function -- Puberty and the maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis -- Actions of steroid hormones in the adult -- Coitus and fertilization -- Implantation and the establishment of the placenta -- Maternal recognition and support of pregnancy -- The fetus and its preparations for birth -- Parturition -- Lactation and maternal behaviour -- Fertility.