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Fetal Membranes

Known as: membrane fetus, fetus membrane, Fetal Membrane 
Extra-embryonic tissues that contain the FETUS during PREGNANCY. They provide the support to accommodate FETAL DEVELOPMENT. Depending on the species… 
National Institutes of Health

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AMNIOTOMEExtraembryonic membranes

Narrower (4)

Structure of amnionVitelline Membranechorioallantoic membranetrophoblast

Broader (1)

embryo and fetus

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Simultaneous Transport of Water and Organic Molecules through Polyelectrolyte Membranes
Polyelectrolyte membranes (PEM) such as Nafion (Du Pont) used as compartment separators in fuel cells and other electro-chemical… 
1998
1998
Pine needle consumption by cattle during winter in South Dakota.
Pregnant cattle that consume ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa (Lawson) needles often abort. The objectives of these studies were… 
1996
1996
Mobilities of organic compounds in plant cuticles as affected by structure and molar volumes of chemicals and plant species
Solute mobilities of 28 compounds in isolated cuticular membranes (CM) from Capsicum annuum L. fruit, Citrus aurantium L. and… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Uses and limitations of mammalian fetal membranes and placenta for phylogenetic reconstruction.
Comparative studies on the development of the mammalian fetal membranes and placenta, and discussions of the possible… 
1983
1983
Role of wildebeest fetal membranes and fluids in the transmission of malignant catarrhal fever virus
Malignant catarrhal fever virus was not isolated from samples of fetal membranes or fluid collected from 93 calving wildebeest… 
1982
1982
Choriodecidual adhesion promotes decidual prolactin transport by human fetal membrane.
The theory of human decidualized endometrium to produce prolactin (PRL) throughout gestation has led to the implication that such… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Initiation of human parturition: XIII. Phospholipase C, phospholipase A2, and diacylglycerol lipase activities in fetal membranes and decidua vera tissues from early and late gestation.
Phospholipase C, phospholipase A2, and diacylglycerol lipase activities in human amnion, chorion laeve, and uterine decidua vera… 
1977
1977
Bulk flows through human fetal membranes.
Bulk water flows across term human amnio-chorion are studied in vitro. The hydrodynamic permeability is found to vary with both… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Failure of association of premature rupture of membranes with respiratory-distress syndrome.
Records on 16,458 consecutive births were examined to determine associations between the respiratory-distress syndrome of the… 
1968
1968
Transfer of iron across the placenta and fetal membranes in the rat.
GLASSER, STANLEY R., CHARLES WRIGHT, AND ROBERT M. HIEYSSEL. Transfer of iron acrm the placenta and f&d membranes in the rat. Am…