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Umbilicus (Anatomy)

Known as: UMBILICUS, Umbilical, Belly Button 
The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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Flat umbilicus familial

Broader (1)

Skin structure of abdomen

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Epigenetic Gene Promoter Methylation at Birth Is Associated With Child’s Later Adiposity
OBJECTIVE Fixed genomic variation explains only a small proportion of the risk of adiposity. In animal models, maternal diet… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Sonographic predictors of survival in fetal diaphragmatic hernia.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Polar secretion of endothelin-1 by cultured endothelial cells.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Adhesion of human basophils, eosinophils, and neutrophils to interleukin 1-activated human vascular endothelial cells: contributions of endothelial cell adhesion molecules
Cytokines such as interleukin 1 (IL-1) promote adhesiveness in human umbilical vein endothelial cells for leukocytes including… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 is an endothelial cell adhesion receptor for Plasmodium falciparum
THE primary event in the pathogenesis of severe malaria in Plasmodium falciparum infection is thought fo be adherence of… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Fetal umbilical artery flow velocity waveforms and placental resistance: pathological correlation
Summary. Placental microvascular anatomy was correlated with antenatal assessment of the umbilical circulation in 106 patients to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The severe and moderate phenotypes of heritable Mac-1, LFA-1 deficiency: their quantitative definition and relation to leukocyte dysfunction and clinical features.
An inherited syndrome characterized by recurrent or progressive necrotic soft-tissue infections, diminished pus formation… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Ia expression by vascular endothelium is inducible by activated T cells and by human gamma interferon
We have used monoclonal antibody binding, measured by radioimmunoassay, fluorescence flow cytometry, and ultrastructural… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Oxygen radicals mediate endothelial cell damage by complement-stimulated granulocytes. An in vitro model of immune vascular damage.
During hemodialysis, alternative pathway complement activation leads to pulmonary sequestration of granulocytes, with loss of… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Release of infectious Epstein-Barr virus by transformed marmoset leukocytes.
Marmoset blood leukocytes transformed in vitro by Epstein-Barr virus regularly release extracellular infectious Epstein-Barr… 
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