 Amnion
"Amnion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo which is bathed in the AMNIOTIC FLUID. Amnion cells are secretory EPITHELIAL CELLS and contribute to the amniotic fluid.
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D000650
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.615.284.277 A16.254.750.277
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| Concept/Terms |
Amnion- Amnion
- Amnions
- Amniotic Membrane
- Amniotic Membranes
- Membrane, Amniotic
- Membranes, Amniotic
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| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnion" by people in Profiles.
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Depreux FF, Wang L, Jiang H, Jodelka FM, Rosencrans RF, Rigo F, Lentz JJ, Brigande JV, Hastings ML. Antisense oligonucleotides delivered to the amniotic cavity in utero modulate gene expression in the postnatal mouse. Nucleic Acids Res. 2016 Nov 16; 44(20):9519-9529.
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Schmidt-Ott U, Kwan CW. Morphogenetic functions of extraembryonic membranes in insects. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2016 02; 13:86-92.
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Adekola H, Gill N, Sakr S, Hobson D, Bryant D, Abramowicz JS, Soto E. Outcomes following intra-amniotic instillation with indigo carmine to diagnose prelabor rupture of membranes in singleton pregnancies: a single center experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 29(4):544-9.
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Pruet CM, Queen JH, Kim G. Amnion doughnut: a novel method for sutureless fixation of amniotic membrane to the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva in acute ocular-involving Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Cornea. 2014 Nov; 33(11):1240-4.
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Rafiqi AM, Park CH, Kwan CW, Lemke S, Schmidt-Ott U. BMP-dependent serosa and amnion specification in the scuttle fly Megaselia abdita. Development. 2012 Sep; 139(18):3373-82.
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Rafiqi AM, Lemke S, Ferguson S, Stauber M, Schmidt-Ott U. Evolutionary origin of the amnioserosa in cyclorrhaphan flies correlates with spatial and temporal expression changes of zen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jan 08; 105(1):234-9.
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Carlisle EM, Mezhir JJ, Glynn L, Liu DC, Statter MB. The umbilical mass: a rare neonatal anomaly. Pediatr Surg Int. 2007 Aug; 23(8):821-4.
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Vallender EJ, Lahn BT. Multiple independent origins of sex chromosomes in amniotes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Nov 28; 103(48):18031-2.
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Schmidt-Ott U. The amnioserosa is an apomorphic character of cyclorrhaphan flies. Dev Genes Evol. 2000 Jul; 210(7):373-6.
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Cialone PR, Sherer DM, Ryan RM, Sinkin RA, Abramowicz JS. Amnioinfusion during labor complicated by particulate meconium-stained amniotic fluid decreases neonatal morbidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1994 Mar; 170(3):842-9.
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