TY - BOOK AU - Johnson, MH. TI - Johnson & Everitt's essential reproduction SN - 9781405118668 (alk. paper) PY - 2007/// CY - Malden, Mass. PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Obstetrics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -