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SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE APPEARANCES OF NORMAL HUMAN AMNION AND UMBILICAL CORD AT TERM
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00868.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 83, Issue 6, pages 470–477, June 1976
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Pollard, S. M., Aye, N. N. and Symonds, E. M. (1976), SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE APPEARANCES OF NORMAL HUMAN AMNION AND UMBILICAL CORD AT TERM. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 83: 470–477. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00868.x
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Summary
The surface morphology of normal term amnion was studied by scanning electron microscopy. Four patterns were observed. Two of the patterns showed distinctive minority populations of cells. In one, there were cells surrounded by intracellular channels; in the other, there were large flat cells. The microvilli in all four patterns showed variable morphology in different samples. Possible functional implications of the findings are discussed.