| Description |
xxv, 582 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 12.Early Environments, Developmental Plasticity and Chronic Degenerative Disease / Christopher W. Kuzawa -- 12.1.Introduction -- 12.2.Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Evidence and Mechanisms -- 12.3.Developmental Plasticity as a Means of Adaptation -- 12.4.Implications of Developmental Programming for Human Health Disparities -- 12.5.Conclusion -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 13.Leg Length, Body Proportion, Health and Beauty / Barry Bogin -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Leg Length Defined -- 13.3.Practical Methods and Techniques -- 13.4.Evolutionary Background of Human Body Shape -- 13.5.Size and Shape in Living Humans -- 13.6.Developmental Plasticity -- 13.7.Use of Leg Length in Human Biology and Environmental Epidemiology -- 13.8.Leg Length and Risk for Morbidity and Mortality -- 13.9.Leg Length and Beauty -- 13.10.Conclusion -- 13.11.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- |
|
Contents note continued: 14.Physical Activity as a Factor in Growth and Maturation / Robert M. Malina -- 14.1.Introduction -- 14.2.Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior -- 14.3.Approaches to the Study of Physical Activity -- 14.4.Physical Activity, Height, Weight and Body Composition -- 14.5.Physical Activity and Biological Maturation -- 14.6.Physical Activity and Physical Fitness -- 14.7.Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Risk -- 14.8.Training for Sport and the Growth and Maturation of Young Athletes -- 14.9.Overview -- 14.10.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- 15.Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Brain Growth / Marcia L. Robertson -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Comparative Perspectives on Brain Size and Metabolism -- 15.3.Human Brain Growth: Patterns and Metabolic Consequences -- 15.4.Brain Growth and Body Composition -- 15.5.Summary -- Glossary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 16.Saltation and Stasis / Michelle Lampl -- |
|
Contents note continued: 16.1.Introduction -- 16.2.Saltation and Stasis: How Children Grow -- 16.3.Generation of the Saltation and Stasis Hypothesis -- 16.4.Methods: How the Growth Process is Identified -- 16.5.The Biology of Saltatory Growth: Mechanisms and Hypothesis Testing -- 16.6.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 17.Lectures on Human Growth / Peter C. Hindmarsh -- 17.1.Introduction -- 17.2.Endocrinology of Growth -- 17.3.The Growth Hormone---Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Axis and Its Association with Fetal Growth -- 17.4.Endocrinology of Prepubertal Growth -- 17.5.Endocrinology of Puberty -- 17.6.Short Stature -- 17.7.Conclusion -- Further Reading -- 18.Body Composition During Growth and Development / Babette S. Zemel -- 18.1.Introduction -- 18.2.Basic Concepts -- 18.3.Methods -- 18.4.Body Composition and Growth -- 18.5.Body Composition in Health and Disease -- 18.6.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- |
|
Contents note continued: 19.The Measurement of Human Growth / Noel Cameron -- 19.1.Introduction -- 19.2.The Context of Measurement: Screening, Surveillance and Monitoring -- 19.3.Accuracy, Precision, Reliability and Validity -- 19.4.Frequency of Measurement -- 19.5.Measurements -- 19.6.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 20.Assessment of Maturation / Noel Cameron -- 20.1.Introduction -- 20.2.Initial Considerations -- 20.3.Methods of Assessment -- 20.4.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 21.Growth References and Standards / T.J. Cole -- 21.1.Introduction -- 21.2.Defining the Reference Population -- 21.3.Drawing the Sample -- 21.4.Collecting the Data -- 21.5.Cleaning the Data -- 21.6.Estimating Distance Centiles -- 21.7.Variants of the Distance Chart -- 21.8.Interpreting the Curves -- 21.9.Charting Velocity -- 21.10.Conditional References -- 21.11.Designing and Printing the Chart -- 21.12.When to Replace -- |
|
Contents note continued: 21.13.Conclusion -- References -- Internet Resources |
|
Contents note continued: 3.2.The Adolescent Growth Cycle -- 3.3.Tempo of Growth -- 3.4.Growth Modeling and Biological Parameters -- 3.5.Individual Versus Average Growth -- 3.6.Sex Differences in Growth -- 3.7.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- 4.Puberty / Meredith W. Relches -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.The Neuroendocrinology of Puberty -- 4.3.Upstream Factors Influencing Pubertal Timing -- 4.4.Downstream Consequences of Pubertal Activation of the Hypothalamic---Pituitary-Gonadal Axis -- 4.5.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 5.Endocrine Control of Growth / Ron G. Rosenfeld -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Why Do Animals Grow? -- 5.3.What Causes Animals to Grow? -- 5.4.Structure of Insulin-Like Growth Factor -- 5.5.Targeted Disruption of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor Genes -- 5.6.Growth Hormone Receptor -- 5.7.Insulin-Like Growth Factor Deficiency -- 5.8.Therapeutic Implications -- 5.9.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- |
|
Contents note continued: 9.Social and Economic Effects on Growth / Richard H. Steckel -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Socioeconomic Influences -- 9.3.Consequences of Stature -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 10.Environmental Effects on Growth / Stephen Bailey -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Temperature and Climate -- 10.3.Season -- 10.4.High-Altitude Hypoxia -- 10.5.Sleep -- 10.6.Pollutants -- 10.7.How Do We Interpret Differences in Growth Related to Environmental Factors? -- 10.8.Conclusion -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 11.The Evolution of Human Growth / Barry Bogin -- 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.Life History and Stages of the Life Cycle -- 11.3.Human Life Stages -- 11.4.Evolution of the Human Life Cycle -- 11.5.Life-Cycle Trade-Offs and Risks for Children, Adolescents and Postmenopausal Women -- 11.6.Summary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- |
|
Contents note continued: Internet Resources -- 6.Nutrition and Growth / Noel Cameron -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Nutrition for Students of Growth -- 6.3.Nutrition and Growth -- 6.4.Transitions in Nutrition and Growth -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 7.Genomics, Epigenetics and Growth / Wim Vanden Berghe -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Genomic Factors that Influence and Regulate Growth -- 7.3.Mutations in Genes -- 7.4.Association Studies -- 7.5.Epigenetic Factors that Influence and Regulate Growth -- 7.6.Conclusion -- References -- Internet Resources -- 8.The Genetic Epidemiology of Growth and Development / Stefan A. Czerwinski -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Statistical Genetic Terms and Concepts -- 8.3.Study Designs -- 8.4.Studies of the Genetics of Growth and Development -- 8.5.Examples from the Fels Longitudinal Study -- 8.6.Summary -- Glossary -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- |
|
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Human Growth Curve, Canalization and Catch-Up Growth / Noel Cameron -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Historical Background -- 1.3.The Distance Curve of Growth -- 1.4.The Velocity Growth Curve and Growth Spurts -- 1.5.Other Patterns of Growth -- 1.6.Growth Versus Maturity -- 1.7.The Control of Growth -- 1.8.Growth Reference Charts -- 1.9.Canalization -- 1.10.Catch-Up Growth -- 1.11.Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Suggested Reading -- Internet Resources -- 2.Growth in Infancy and Childhood: A Pediatric Approach / Horacio Lejarraga -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.The Growth Curve -- 2.3.Changes in Body Fat and Other Tissues -- 2.4.Measurements of Clinical Importance -- 2.5.Some Particular Features of Growth During Infancy and Childhood -- 2.6.Growth Problems in Infancy and Childhood -- 2.7.Causes of Short Stature -- 2.8.Summary -- References -- Internet Resources -- 3.Adolescent Growth / Mathieu Roelants -- 3.1.Introduction -- |
| Summary |
Offering a study of biological, biomedical and biocultural approaches, the second edition of Human Growth and Development is a valued resource for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development |
| Analysis |
Human biology |
|
Microbiology |
|
Pathology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Developmental psychology.
|
|
Human growth.
|
| Reading List |
HSE113 recommended text 2024
|
| Author |
Bogin, Barry.
|
|
Cameron, Noël.
|
| ISBN |
0123838827 |
|
9780123838827 |
|
