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amnion
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The thin innermost layer of the extraembryonic membranes that contains the amniotic fluid; the membrane forms a closed sac in which the embryo and later, the fetus, is suspended and protected. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/csmith ]
Term info
Label
amnion
Synonyms
- amnios
Subsets
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
RO 0002175
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
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external definition
A thin but tough extraembryonic membrane of reptiles, birds and mammals that lines the chorion and contains the fEtus and the amniotic fluid around it. [Biology_Online][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has relational adjective
amniotic
homology notes
Structures homologous to the four extraembryonic membranes of reptiles and birds appear in mammals: amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois.[well established][VHOG]
id
UBERON:0000305