{"product_id":"evodevo-of-child-growth-9781118027165","title":"EvoDevo of Child Growth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing child growth and development, examining each stage and transition in detail, from fetal development to preadulthood. Based on the author''s in-depth review of the current literature and his own observations as a pediatric endocrinologist, the book demonstrates how the transitions between human life history phases represent unique periods of evolutionary adaptive response to the environment. In addition, the author explains why an understanding of these transition periods enables us to better understand the sequence and mechanisms of child growth as well as to better diagnose child growth disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogically organized and clearly written, Evo-Devo of Child Growth:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSets a solid foundation of principles such as evolutionary thinking in medicine and child growth, life history theory, and heterochrony and allometry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “It will be a valuable addition to the libraries of medical schools that have added evolutionary biology to their curricula.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“You would certainly understand the process better after reading this treatise, and maybe it may help you develop your own concepts of this fascinating phenomenon.”  (\u003ci\u003eEuropean Society for Paediatric Endocrinology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  \u003cp\u003eI. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e a. Evolutionary thinking in medicine\u003cbr\u003e b. Evo-Devo\u003cbr\u003e c. Life history theory\u003cbr\u003e d. Evolutionary perspective in child growth and maturation\u003cbr\u003e e. Child growth and the environment\u003cbr\u003e f. Heterochrony and allometry\u003cbr\u003e g. Adaptive plasticity in life-history\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Child growth and the theory of life history\u003cbr\u003e a. Life-history stages\u003cbr\u003e b. Transitions between life-history stages\u003cbr\u003e c. Developmental plasticity and adaptation\u003cbr\u003e d. Cultural adaptation to the environment\u003cbr\u003e e. Adaptive plasticity of attachment behaviors\u003cbr\u003e f. Note by George Chrousos on stress in early life: a developmental and evolutionary perspective\u003cbr\u003e 1. Stress concepts\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stress mechanisms\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pathological effects of stress\u003cbr\u003e f. Note by Stefan Borenstein and Andreas Androutsellis-Theotokis on endogenous stem cells as components of plasticity and adaptation\u003cbr\u003e 1. The adult mammalian brain: Plastic or rigid?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hidden plasticity potential in the brain\u003cbr\u003e 3. Neurogenic cell vs. neural stem cell\u003cbr\u003e 4. Does the role of neural stem cells change from the developing age to the adult?\u003cbr\u003e 5. The disconnect between neurogenesis and the presence of neural stem cells\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fetal vs. adult neural stem cells\u003cbr\u003e 7. Signal transduction of stem cell regulation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Beyond the nervous system\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Fetal growth\u003cbr\u003e a. Endocrine and metabolic control of fetal growth\u003cbr\u003e b. The role of the placenta\u003cbr\u003e c. Developmental origins of health and adult disease (DOHaD)\u003cbr\u003e d. Imprinted genes and intrauterine growth\u003cbr\u003e e. Note by Alan Templeton on the evolutionary connection between senescence and childhood growth and development\u003cbr\u003e 1. An evolutionary theory of aging\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thrifty genotypes and antagonistic pleiotropy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Thrifty genotypes and heart disease\u003cbr\u003e 4. Why we grow old: the answer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Infancy\u003cbr\u003e a. The reproductive dilemma\u003cbr\u003e b. The obstetrical dilemma\u003cbr\u003e c. Growth of the infant\u003cbr\u003e d. Endocrine aspects of infantile growth\u003cbr\u003e e. Infancy - childhood transition: determination of adult stature\u003cbr\u003e f. Weaning from breast-feeding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. Childhood 146\u003cbr\u003e a. The weanling's dilemma\u003cbr\u003e b. The grandmother theory\u003cbr\u003e c. Growth of the child\u003cbr\u003e d. Endocrine aspects of childhood growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Juvenility\u003cbr\u003e a. The social\/cognitive definition of juvenility\u003cbr\u003e b. Paleo-anthropological juvenility and teeth eruption\u003cbr\u003e c. Adrenarche\u003cbr\u003e d. Juvenile body composition\u003cbr\u003e e. Growth of the juvenile\u003cbr\u003e f. Trade-offs for the timing of transition to juvenility\u003cbr\u003e g. Precocious juvenility\u003cbr\u003e h. The Pygmy paradigm for precocious juvenility\u003cbr\u003e i. Evolutionary perspective in precocious juvenility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VII. Adolescence\u003cbr\u003e a. Human evolution of adolescence\u003cbr\u003e b. Transition from juvenility to adolescence\u003cbr\u003e c. Pubertal growth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII Preadulthood\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX Evolutionary strategies for body size\u003cbr\u003e a. The little people of Flores\u003cbr\u003e b. Lessons from the great apes\u003cbr\u003e c. The Handicap theory\u003cbr\u003e d. Sexual dimorphism\u003cbr\u003e e. The role of sex steroids\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX Energy considerations\u003cbr\u003e a. Endocrine control of energy expenditure\u003cbr\u003e b. Weaning and growth in a malnourished environment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XI. Stage transitions: trade-offs and adaptive phenotypic plasticity\u003cbr\u003e a. Trans-generational influences in life-stages transition\u003cbr\u003e b. Epigenetics and life-history stage transitions\u003cbr\u003e c. Note by Ken Ong on population genetics and child growth and maturation\u003cbr\u003e 1. Genetic adaptation\u003cbr\u003e 2. The genetic epidemiology of child growth and maturation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Basic principles and heritability estimates from twin studies\u003cbr\u003e 4. More complex heritability models\u003cbr\u003e 5. Heritability is dependent upon the setting\u003cbr\u003e 6. Essential genes for childhood growth and maturation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Common genetic variants for childhood growth and maturation:\u003cbr\u003e 8. GWAS findings lead to new biology:\u003cbr\u003e 9. GWAS findings lead to new phenotypic understanding\u003cbr\u003e 10. Genetic adaptations for childhood growth and maturation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e d. Note by Moshe Szyf on the DNA methylation pattern as a molecular link between early childhood and adult health\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. DNA methylation patterns and their roles in cellular differentiation and gene expression\u003cbr\u003e 3. DNA methylation as a genome adaptation mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Epigenetic programming by the early life social environment\u003cbr\u003e 5. Genome and system wide impact of early life adversity\u003cbr\u003e 6. Prospective and summary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXII. Life history theory in understanding growth disorders\u003cbr\u003e a. Down syndrome\u003cbr\u003e b. Noonan's syndrome\u003cbr\u003e c. Silver-Russell syndrome\u003cbr\u003e d. Additional cases\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIII. When the packages disintegrate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIV. Concluding remarks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528820662615,"sku":"9781118027165","price":135.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118027165.jpg?v=1731873146","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/evodevo-of-child-growth-9781118027165","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}