title: The amnion in surgery, past and present.
abstract: The clinical application of the fetal membarnes has been under study for many years. An attempt is made to bring the reader up to date in this fascinating subject and to indicate practical employment of the membrane in modern medicine. The amnion and chorion are detailed separately where possible, particularly in the field of surgery.
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*; D000818:Animals; D001684:Biological Dressings; D002415:Cats; D002823:Chorion / Q000637:transplantation; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery