Umbilical Cord
"Umbilical Cord" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The cord contains blood vessels which carry oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus.
| Descriptor ID |
D014470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.378.693
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| Concept/Terms |
Umbilical Cord- Umbilical Cord
- Cord, Umbilical
- Cords, Umbilical
- Umbilical Cords
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Umbilical Cord" by people in Profiles.
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Kao WW, Coulson-Thomas VJ. Cell Therapy of Corneal Diseases. Cornea. 2016 Nov; 35 Suppl 1:S9-S19.
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Coulson-Thomas VJ, Gesteira TF, Hascall V, Kao W. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells suppress host rejection: the role of the glycocalyx. J Biol Chem. 2014 Aug 22; 289(34):23465-81.
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Abe Y, Bui-Thanh NA, Ballantyne CM, Burns AR. Extra domain A and type III connecting segment of fibronectin in assembly and cleavage. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Dec 23; 338(3):1640-7.