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Postnatal Growth Neurobiology

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Frank Falkner

    1. School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
      School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

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  2. James M. Tanner

    1. Department of Growth and Development, Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Postnatal Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Somatic Growth of the Infant and Preschool Child

      • Francis E. Johnston
      Pages 3-24

    3. Bone Growth and Maturation

      • Alex F. Roche
      Pages 25-60

    4. Adipose Tissue Growth and Obesity

      • Irving M. Faust
      Pages 61-75

    5. Growth of Muscle Tissue and Muscle Mass

      • Robert M. Malina
      Pages 77-99

    6. Body Composition and Energy Needs during Growth

      • Malcolm A. Holliday
      Pages 101-117

    7. Body Composition in Adolescence

      • Gilbert B. Forbes
      Pages 119-145

    8. Physical Activity and Growth of the Child

      • Donald A. Bailey, Robert M. Malina, Robert L. Mirwald
      Pages 147-170

    9. Puberty

      • William A. Marshall, James M. Tanner
      Pages 171-209

    10. Prepubertal and Pubertal Endocrinology

      • Michael A. Preece
      Pages 211-224

    11. Neuroendocrine Control of the Onset of Puberty

      • Margaret E. Wierman, William F. Crowley Jr.
      Pages 225-241

    12. Skull, Jaw, and Teeth Growth Patterns

      • Patrick G. Sullivan
      Pages 243-268

    13. Dentition

      • Arto Demirjian
      Pages 269-298

  3. Neurobiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Neuroembryology and the Development of Perceptual Mechanisms

      • Colwyn B. Trevarthen
      Pages 301-383

    3. The Differentiated Maturation of the Cerebral Cortex

      • T. Rabinowicz
      Pages 385-410

    4. Neuroanatomical Plasticity

      • Christine Gall, Gwen Ivy, Gary Lynch
      Pages 411-436

    5. Sexual Differentiation of the Brain

      • Pamela C. B. Mackinnon, Ben Greenstein
      Pages 437-467

    6. Patterns of Early Neurological Development

      • Ingeborg Brandt
      Pages 469-518
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Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

    Frank Falkner

  • School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Frank Falkner

  • Department of Growth and Development, Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England

    James M. Tanner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Postnatal Growth Neurobiology

  • Editors: Frank Falkner, James M. Tanner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0522-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-41952-2Published: 28 February 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0524-6Published: 30 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0522-2Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 556

  • Topics: Neurobiology, Food Science, Public Health, Nutrition, Developmental Biology

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