The blood vessels connect with the fetus through the umbilical cord and branch throughout the placenta disc like the limbs of a tree. The amnion is the innermost layer of the placenta that ...

The inner cell mass gives rise to the fetus, while the surrounding trophectoderm transforms into the placenta. After implantation, the trophectoderm starts reshaping the endometrium. A layer of ...

"melting" both the inner and outer layers of his cornea. He had two emergency corneal transplants and three amnion grafts, where tissue from the inner lining of a donated placenta was used to save ...

The inner and outer layers of the cornea had effectively "melted ... But then came hope in the form of a donated placenta. Paul was given three amnion grafts, where tissue is taken from the ...

Gestational choriocarcinoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy that originates from the trophoblastic layers of the placenta. This cancer often metastasizes through the blood stream to ...

“We make amnion grafts from the amniotic membrane - the inner layer of the placenta, which some mothers choose to very kindly donate after birth. The placenta is a vital organ whilst growing a ...