Before We Are Born : Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects,(5th Edition) [Paperback]

Keith L. Moore MSc PhD FIAC FRSM FAAA (Author), T. V. N. Persaud MD PhD DSc FRCPath (Lond.) FAAA (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0721673775 | ISBN-13: 978-0721673776 | Publication Date: March 9, 1998 | Edition: 5

The excellent sourcebook BEFORE WE ARE BORN, 5th Edition, presents a clear, concise account of human embryology, fertilization, week-by-week maturation of the embryo and fetus, development of the major organ systems, and much more! It's vividly illustrated with clinical photographs, scanning electron micrographs, and step-by-step drawings. All artwork has been completely revised for this new edition.

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Incorporates the molecular aspects of embryonic development, including information on stem cells --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Keith L. Moore, BA, MSc, PhD, FIAC, FRSM, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Visiting Professor of Clinical Anatomy, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and T.V.N Persaud, MD, PhD, DSc, FRC Path (Lond.), Professor and Former Head, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Medicine; Consultant in Pathology and Clinical Genetics, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 543 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 5 edition (March 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721673775
• ISBN-13: 978-0721673776
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,251,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Embryology

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best way to learn embryology..., January 11, 2002

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This review is from: Before We Are Born : Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects,(5th Edition) (Paperback)

This book had the BEST pictures. In fact, just this year our veterinary school switched the required text from Langman's Medical Embryology (a very human-centered book) to Before We Are Born.

I think the best way to learn about how the embryo develops is to actually see things happening...a professor can say "then the dermatomes extend out from the somites..." but it really doesn't mean much unless you can SEE it. Before We Are Born really does this well, taking a step-by-step approach to learning the processes of developmental biology. The illustrations are clear, and they try to make them as 3-D looking as possible.

If you're taking a developmental biology or embryology course, you NEED this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, June 6, 2002

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This review is from: Before We Are Born : Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects,(5th Edition) (Paperback)

I absolutely agree with Michelle Lee (one of the reviewers above) that it is essential to SEE what is happening when you study Embryology. This book does a great job in that sense and I highly recommend it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As a medical student, February 10, 2002

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This review is from: Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects (Paperback)

In bried to say that the book is not only well written and presented it also makes the subject very easy to understand.

Used it for my anatomy and pathophysiology lectures. A very good book indead for someone who has just started studying the subject.