amnion
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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
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
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
Of the function or origin of the amnion little is known: to state that it is protective affords little explanation.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
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