loading...| Preferred Name | amnion | |
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amnios |
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| Definitions |
The thin innermost layer of the extraembryonic membranes that contains the amniotic fluid; the membrane forms a closed sac in which the embryo and later, the fetus, is suspended and protected. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000305 |
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| adjacent to | ||
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12365 CALOHA:TS-0033 EHDAA2:0000116 BTO:0000065 SCTID:181457005 Wikipedia:Amnion UMLS:C0002630 VHOG:0000721 MESH:D000650 EMAPA:16109 EHDAA:136 EV:0100122 FMA:80223 GAID:1298 |
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| definition |
The thin innermost layer of the extraembryonic membranes that contains the amniotic fluid; the membrane forms a closed sac in which the embryo and later, the fetus, is suspended and protected. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Gray14.png |
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| external_definition |
A thin but tough extraembryonic membrane of reptiles, birds and mammals that lines the chorion and contains the fEtus and the amniotic fluid around it. [Biology_Online][VHOG] |
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| has_exact_synonym |
amnios |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_relational_adjective |
amniotic |
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| homology_notes |
Structures homologous to the four extraembryonic membranes of reptiles and birds appear in mammals: amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois.[well established][VHOG] |
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UBERON:0000305 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
amnion |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000305 |
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| prefLabel |
amnion |
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