Twins in history and science / by Luigi Gedda ; translated by Marco Milani-Comparetti ; foreword by Robert M. Stecher.

  • Gedda, Luigi.
Date:
1961
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Credit: Twins in history and science / by Luigi Gedda ; translated by Marco Milani-Comparetti ; foreword by Robert M. Stecher. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    vili twins in history and science VII. Embryology of Twinning 100 Experimental Polyembryony 101 Teratologica] Gemellogenesis 106 Embryogenesis of Monozygotic Twins 118 Embryogenesis of Plurizygotic Twins 125 VIII. Twin Pregnancy: Its Physiology and Pathology 134 Character and Position of Membranes in Twin Pregnancy 134 Fetal Membranes in Dichorial Twin Pregnancy 138 Fetal Membranes in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy 139 Duration of Twin Pregnancy 144 Diagonosis of Twin Pregnancy 145 Fetal Position and Presentation 146 Complications of Twin Pregnancy 148 Ectopic Twin Pregnancies 151 General Observations 151 IX. Anatomical Studies of Twins 155 1. Anecdotal A4aterial 155 2. Biometrie Data 158 3. Skeletal System 164 4. Skin, Hair, Dermatoglyphics 170 5. The Eye and Orbital Region 183 6. The Ear and the Nose 187 7. Oral Cavity and Teeth 189 8. Cardiovascular System 196 9. Nervous System 199 10. Respiratory System 201 11. Abdomen 201 12. Endocrine System 202 13. The Blood 202 14. Specularity (Reversed Asymmetry) 204 Bibliography 215 Index 217