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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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Flat umbilicus familial

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Skin structure of abdomen

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Chlamydia pneumoniae multiplies in human endothelial cells in vitro.
The ability of three C. pneumoniae isolates, Kajaani 6, Helsinki 12 and TW-183, to grow in human umbilical vein endothelial cells… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Non-coiled umbilical blood vessels: a new marker for the fetus at risk.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perinatal outcomes of fetuses born with non-coiled umbilical blood vessels. METHODS: We performed a… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Fetal Blood Velocities in Rh Isoimmunization: Relationship to Gestational Age and to Fetal Hematocrit
Doppler blood cell velocities were measured in the aortas, inferior vena cavas, and umbilical veins of fetuses from isoimmunized… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Transport of calcium by the placenta of the rat.
Transport of 45Ca and of radioactively labelled inert saccharides across the intact or perfused placenta was measured in the rat… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Association between human serum-induced crisis forms in cultured Plasmodium falciparum and clinical immunity to malaria in Sudan
Clinical histories with regard to falciparum malaria were collected from adults living in holo-, hyper-, and hypoendemic areas of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Distribution of prostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha within the foetoplacental unit throughout human pregnancy.
The concentrations of prostaglandin E2 and F2 alpha have been measured by radioimmunoassay in portions of cord, placenta, amnion… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Acidosis, local anesthetics, and the newborn.
Four newborn infants were studied following maternal epidural block with lidocaine or mepivacaine. Each of these neonates, born… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Teratogenicity studies with methotrexate, aminopterin, and acetylsalicylic acid in domestic cats.
Pregnancy was timed in cats following induced ovulation. Methotrexate, (0.5 mg/kg), aminopterin, (0.1 mg/kg), and acetylsalicylic… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Chromosome 3 duplication q21 leads to qter deletion p25 leads to pter syndrome in children of carriers of a pericentric inversion inv(3) (p25q21).
Close phenotypic similarity between two cases carrying a rec(3) dup q,inv(3) (p25q21), 12 additional infants from the same inv (3… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Endocrine function in an anencephalic infant.
ABSTRACT The endocrine function in a fullterm 2.1 kg female anencephalic infant was studied by measuring immunoreactive ACTH…