amnion
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He had two emergency corneal transplants and three amnion grafts, where tissue from the inner lining of a donated placenta was used to save his eye.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
But a single placenta can make anywhere between 50 to 100 amnion grafts.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
A method to correctly specify amnion formation is important to be able to recapitulate human embryo development as closely as possible using stem cell-based embryo models.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
The amnion protects the embryo from mechanical shock and supports hydration.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
A great step in evolution was implied in the origin of this ante-natal hood or fœtal membrane and another one—of protective significance—called the amnion, which forms a water-bag over the delicate embryo.
From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by J. Arthur Thomson
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