Fetal fluid was studied in mice of the Q, C57BL/McL, C3H/Bi/McL and JU/Fa strains. The amount increases to day 16 of gestation, and then decreases. Amniotic fluid and fetal plasma contain three transferrins, five alpha-fetoproteins and albumin. Protein concentration in both increases during gestation; glucose decreases in amniotic fluid although it rises in fetal plasms; urea levels remain cons...

Arthroplasty of the hip using an interposed multi-layered cap of amniotic membrane is reported in 28 patients with tuberculous arthritis. The disease had been present from one to seven years, and five patients had multiple discharging sinuses. Follow-up was from 30 to 46 months. Amniotic tissue caused no inflammatory reaction, or obvious rejection, and 25 patients were free of symptoms, with a ...

Radiation sterilized human amniotic membrane allografts are used as biological dressing of wounds in rehabilitative surgery. The is many different clinical situations such as: heat burn, chemical burns, diabetic wound/ foot ulcer, leprotic abdominal wall reconstruction, pterigium removal site, peripheral corneal the management pressure sore, etc.Non-viable lyophilized/oven-dried radiation could...

Human amniotic membrane (HAM) is a useful biological material for the reconstruction of damaged ocular surface. The processing and preservation of HAM is critical to prevent the patients undergoing amniotic membrane transplant (AMT) from cross infections. For HAM preparation human placenta is obtained after an elective cesarean delivery. Before collection, the donor is screened for seronegativi...

We report two cases of band keratopathy who were treated with thick amniotic membrane that contained a basement membrane structure as a graft, after ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid chelation with trephination and blunt superficial lamellar keratectomy in the anterior stroma. In each case, basement membrane was destroyed and calcium plaque invaded into anterior stroma beneath Bowman's membrane. ...

Purpose: To investigate the clinical efficacy of MS-Amnion amniotic membrane contact lenses.Methods: lenses were placed for 1 week in patients with severe superficial punctate keratitis or corneal epithelial defects that did not respond to medical treatment. Eighteen eyes followed-up ≥3 months evaluated terms best-corrected visual acuity, tear break-up time, and sensation opacity before after a...