The Life Cycle of Copper Its Coproducts And Byproducts

This book examines the life-cycle of Victorian working-class marriage through a study of the hitherto hidden marital bed. Using coroners’ inquests to gain intimate access to the working-class home and its inhabitants,

Editors: Meidan, Rina (Ed.)
The first book to cover the lifespan of the corpus luteum, from formation through luteolysis
Written by internationally acclaimed researches in corpus luteum physiology Examines the current research on corpus luteum development and mechanisms, and function in pregnancy

​This book describes the life cycle of a unique endocrine gland that is absolutely essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in all mammalian species. The corpus luteum is unique because it is formed and destroyed every (non-fertile) reproductive cycle. When fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is rescued or maintained. The processes that control corpus luteum formation, demise (luteolysis), or maintenance are just beginning to be unraveled in recent years; they involve diverse cell types and mechanisms. Some of these processes resemble tumor development―angiogenesis, for instance―but interestingly enough, this resemblance is only up to a point…