"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnion" by people in Profiles.
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Freeze-Dried Versus Cryopreserved Amniotic Membranes in Corneal Ulcers Treated by Overlay Transplantation: A Case-Control Study. Cornea. 2022 03 01; 41(3):280-285.
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Stem cells and COVID-19: are the human amniotic cells a new hope for therapies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021 03 01; 12(1):155.
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Implications of SARS CoV-2 positivity in amniotic membranes for ophthalmologists. Eye (Lond). 2021 07; 35(7):2058.
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Amniotic membrane harvesting during COVID-19 pandemic. Eye (Lond). 2021 03; 35(3):1019.
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Wound Center Without Walls: The New Model of Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Wounds. 2020 07; 32(7):178-185.
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Zika virus infection in human placental tissue explants is enhanced in the presence of dengue virus antibodies in-vitro. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Dec 01; 7(1):198.
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Response to comment on: Continuous intraoperative optical coherence tomography-guided shield ulcer debridement with tuck in multilayered amniotic membrane transplantation. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 10; 66(10):1521-1522.
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Amnion epithelial cell-derived exosomes induce inflammatory changes in uterine cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 11; 219(5):478.e1-478.e21.
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First-In-Human Administration of Allogeneic Amnion Cells in Premature Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Safety Study. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2018 09; 7(9):628-635.
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The use of dehydrated amniotic membrane allograft for augmentation of dural closure in craniotomies and endoscopic endonasal transphenoidal surgeries. Br J Neurosurg. 2018 Oct; 32(5):516-520.