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amnion

[am-nee-uhn] / ˈæm ni ən /


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In the following months, Mr Laskey had several procedures, including the amnion - the name of the tissue taken from the inner lining of the donated placenta - grafts.

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

Based on this phylogeny, a student asks “Does this mean that lizards, frogs and rabbits all possessed hair and an egg with amnion at some point in their evolution?”

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The embryo when about to hatch throws off the egg-shell and amnion in a few seconds.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard




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