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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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Curran T, Van Beveren C, Verma IM. Viral and cellular fos proteins are complexed with a 39,000-dalton cellular protein. Mol Cell Biol. 1985 Jan; 5(1):167-72.
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Curran T, Miller AD, Zokas L, Verma IM. Viral and cellular fos proteins: a comparative analysis. Cell. 1984 Feb; 36(2):259-68.