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Principles of Perinatal-Neonatal Metabolism

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Richard M. Cowett

    1. Department of Pediatrics, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, USA
      Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, USA

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. General Principles of Metabolism

    1. Methodology for the Study of Metabolism: Kinetic Techniques

      • Dennis M. Bier
      Pages 1-14

    2. Methodology for the Study of Metabolism: Cellular and Molecular Techniques

      • Lewis P. Rubin
      Pages 15-47

    3. Methodology for the Study of Metabolism: Animal Models

      • John B. Susa
      Pages 48-60

    4. Control of Metabolism in the Normal Adult

      • Robert R. Wolfe, Farook Jahoor
      Pages 61-83

    5. Insulin: Biochemical and Physiological Aspects

      • Philip A. Gruppuso
      Pages 84-102

    6. Contrainsulin Hormones: Biochemical and Physiological Aspects

      • John E. Gerich, Philip E. Cryer
      Pages 103-127

    7. Somatomedins: Biochemical and Physiological Aspects

      • A. Joseph D’Ercole
      Pages 128-148

  3. Maternal Metabolism During Pregnancy

    1. Glucose Metabolism in Pregnancy

      • Lois Jovanovic-Peterson, Charles M. Peterson
      Pages 149-162

    2. Protein Metabolism in Pregnancy

      • Satish C. Kalhan, Barbara G. Assel
      Pages 163-176

    3. Lipid Metabolism in Pregnancy

      • Robert H. Knopp, M. Scott Magee, Bartolome Bonet, Diego Gomez-Coronado
      Pages 177-203

    4. Prostaglandins in Pregnancy

      • Paul L. Ogburn Jr.
      Pages 204-227

    5. Energy Metabolism in Pregnancy

      • John V. G. A. Durnin
      Pages 228-236

    6. Exercise in Pregnancy: Effects on Metabolism

      • Marshall W. Carpenter, Stanley A. Sady
      Pages 237-249

  4. Fetal-Placental Metabolism

    1. Glucose Metabolism in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • William W. Hay Jr.
      Pages 250-275

    2. Protein Metabolism in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • Edward A. Liechty, James A. Lemons
      Pages 276-290

    3. Lipid Metabolism in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • Robert E. Kimura
      Pages 291-303

    4. Respiration in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • Lawrence D. Longo
      Pages 304-315

    5. Circulation in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • Abraham M. Rudolph
      Pages 316-339

    6. Water Metabolism in the Fetal-Placental Unit

      • E. Marelyn Wintour
      Pages 340-355
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About this book

Over the last quarter century or so, specialization within obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics has resulted in the development of the disciplines of maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology, respectively. A primary focus of maternal-fetal medicine has been to understand the mechanism(s) of premature delivery and develop treatment modalities for improving the length of gestation. A primary focus of neonatology has been to under­ stand the causes of respiratory distress in the neonate. Success has resulted, not only in the lengthening of gestation, but an improved understanding of the causes and treatment of neonatal respiratory disease. With increasing success has come the necessity to under­ stand the metabolic principles of the parturient, the fetal/placenta unit, and the neonate. These principles are clearly very important from multiple aspects. Increased understand­ ing of metabolism of the pregnant woman would explain the aberrations occurring in normal and abnormal pregnancy and improve nutritional support for the parturient. A prime example of altered metabolism is the parturient with diabetes. Understanding metabolism ofthe fetal/placenta unit is necessary to increase the probability that the fetus will be born appropriate for size irrespective of the gestational age. The various compo­ nents of neonatal metabolism are important, not only for understanding the changes in physiology and biochemistry occurring in the developing neonate, but the principles by which nutritional support should be provided.

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From reviews of the critically acclaimed first edition:
"an incredible amount of information...of utmost value not only to the basic investigator but also to the clinician." - JAMA

"a first-rate reference textbook that should be on the shelves of every institution that provides care for the pregnant women or her children" - NEJM

"I know of no other volume in which these important topics are integrated into a single text...I enthusiastically recommend it as a valuable reference to researchers, clinicians, fellows, and students." - TEM

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pediatrics, Brown University Program in Medicine, Providence, USA

    Richard M. Cowett

  • Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, USA

    Richard M. Cowett

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles of Perinatal-Neonatal Metabolism

  • Editors: Richard M. Cowett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0400-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-0400-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 774

  • Topics: Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Pediatrics

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