Amniotic fluid or liquor amnii is the nourishing and protecting liquid contained by the amnion of a pregnant woman. Amnion grows and begins to fill, mainly with water, around two weeks after fertilization.
Amniotic fluid
(Science: anatomy, obstetrics) The fluid that surrounds the developing foetus within the amniotic Sac. This environment cushions the baby from injury and plays an important role in foetal development.
amniotic fluid
Watery-fluid that bathes the fetus keeping it suspended to act as a protective cushion.
Nucleus of a female amniotic fluid cell. Top: Both X-chromosome territories a56565re detected by FISH. Shown is a single optical section made with a confocal microscope. Bottom: Same nucleus stained with DAPI and recorded with a CCD camera.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) -- a protein excreted by the fetus into the amniotic fluid and from there into the mother's bloodstream through the placenta.
The amnion protects the embryo in a sac filled with amniotic fluid.
The yolk sac contains yolk — the sole source of food until hatching. Yolk is a mixture of proteins and lipoproteins.
A substance produced by the fetus that is found in fetal serum, amniotic fluid, and the mother's bloodstream.
The fetus is surrounded by a layer of liquid called amniotic fluid. Amniocentesis is a technique in which a sample of amniotic fluid is removed and cells that it contains are grown on a culture dish.
A thin needle is inserted into the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus (a term applied to an unborn baby after the first trimester).
Amniocentesis removal of about 10 mL of amniotic fluid from around a pre-born baby‚ often used to determine the child's sex or check for chromosomal abnormalities ...
amniocentesis - prenatal diagnostic procedure in which amniotic fluid is withdrawn from amniotic sac in order to obtain fluid and fetal cells which are analyzed for presence of metabolic and genetic disorders, ...
a procedure for sampling fetal cells in the amniotic fluid by direct tap into the uterus
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row
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amniocentesis A method of prenatal testing in which amniotic fluid is withdrawn from the uterus through a needle. The fluid and the fetal cells it contains are analyzed to detect biochemical or chromosomal disorders.
Coriell maintains cell cultures (derived from human fibroblasts, lymphoblasts, and amniotic fluid) that represent over 400 genetic diseases and 800 chromosomal aberrations.
Amniocentesis A procedure used in antenatal diagnosis of genetic abnormality in which a sample of the amniotic fluid surrounding the foetus is removed, ...
It is now known that stem cells can also be obtained from placenta and amniotic fluids, and pluripotent cells can be derived from adult cells of the skin, blood and other tissues.
[Gr. amnion - the membrane around the fetus]. An extraembryonic membrane surrounding the embryo and containing the amniotic fluid which protects the embryo from shock and desiccation. It consists of ectoderm and somatic mesoderm.
A technique for determining genetic abnormalities in a fetus by the presence of certain chemicals or defective fetal cells in the amniotic fluid, obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus.
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meconium A dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full-term fetus, being a mixture of the secretions of the intestinal glands and some amniotic fluid.
 See also: Cells, Human, Blood, Trans, Protein
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