Innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo

concept

Wonderful museum : an extraordinary child born in France in 1683.

Upon the formation of the "bag of waters" when voluminous / by A. Auvard ; translated by Thomas Proudfoot.

Born with a caul / by Leo Kanner.

The human amnion and chorion / Gordon Bourne.

Essai sur le rôle que joue la poche des eaux pendant la parturition : thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier, le [...] décembre 1837 / par Joseph-Michel Roux.

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Amnion

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Upon the formation of the "bag of waters" when voluminous / by A. Auvard ; translated by Thomas Proudfoot.

Born with a caul / by Leo Kanner.

The human amnion and chorion / Gordon Bourne.

Wonderful museum : an extraordinary child born in France in 1683.

Essai sur le rôle que joue la poche des eaux pendant la parturition : thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier, le [...] décembre 1837 / par Joseph-Michel Roux.