"Amniotic Fluid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the FETUS inside the sac of AMNION. In the first trimester, it is likely a transudate of maternal or fetal plasma. In the second trimester, amniotic fluid derives primarily from fetal lung and kidney. Cells or substances in this fluid can be removed for prenatal diagnostic tests (AMNIOCENTESIS).
| Descriptor ID |
D000653
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.098 A16.378.149
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| Concept/Terms |
Amniotic Fluid- Amniotic Fluid
- Amniotic Fluids
- Fluid, Amniotic
- Fluids, Amniotic
Amniotic Fluid Index- Amniotic Fluid Index
- Amniotic Fluid Indices
- Fluid Index, Amniotic
- Fluid Indices, Amniotic
- Index, Amniotic Fluid
- Indices, Amniotic Fluid
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniotic Fluid" by people in Profiles.
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Proteomic Analysis and Cell Viability of Nine Amnion, Chorion, Umbilical Cord, and Amniotic Fluid-Derived Products. Cartilage. 2021 12; 13(2_suppl):495S-507S.
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A Randomized Controlled Single-Blind Study Demonstrating Superiority of Amniotic Suspension Allograft Injection Over Hyaluronic Acid and Saline Control for Modification of Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms. J Knee Surg. 2019 Nov; 32(11):1143-1154.
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Amniotic Tissue Modulation of Knee Pain-A Focus on Osteoarthritis. J Knee Surg. 2019 Jan; 32(1):26-36.
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The magnitude of brain dopamine depletion from prenatal cocaine exposure is a function of uterine position. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1998 Jul-Aug; 20(4):373-82.
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Uterine position determines the extent of dopamine reduction after chronic prenatal cocaine exposure. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998 May 30; 844:314-23.