Vernix Caseosa (substance)

Known as: Vernix Caseosas, Vernix Caseosa, Vernix

An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of the fetus.

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2015

Abstract After delivery, newborns go through a series of physiologic changes in an effort to adapt to extrauterine life, with…

2005

Objectives: Skin cleansing is a complex process involving endogenous and exogenous mechanisms. This study examines the role of…

2000

The compositions of ester- and amide-linked fatty acids from ceramides of human vernix caseosa were described with emphasis on…

1995

Twenty random samples of vernix caseosa were collected from immediately born neonates, in Jamahiriya Hospital, Benghazi…

1983

Acute respiratory failure developed in a 19-year-old primigravida 7 hours after undergoing cesarean section. The diagnosis of…

1980

Experiments are described which show that vernix caseosa has a mechanical barrier effect if it is deposited in an unbroken layer…

1976

Fifty-one babies with prolonged rupture of fetal membranes (longer than 24 hours) were studied for evidence of latent infection…

1968

1958

The phrase "hyaline membrane disease" is misleading. Attention should be turned from the hyaline membranes to the conditions…

1933

My purpose in this paper is to describe a simple procedure for the early diagnosis of congenital atresia of the esophagus or…