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Descriptor English:   Amnion 
Descriptor Spanish:   Amnios 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Āmnio 
Synonyms English:   Amniotic Membrane  
Tree Number:   A10.615.284.277
A16.254.750.277
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   not restricted to mammals; intra-amniotic injections = AMNION + INJECTIONS; amniotomy = AMNION /surg + probably LABOR, INDUCED
See Related English:   Fetoscopy
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   665 
Unique Identifier:   D000650 

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