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Amnion

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Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Stem Cell

Innermost of the extra-embryonic membranes enveloping the embryo in utero and containing the amniotic fluid.

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary

The innermost intrauterine membrane around the fetus and the amniotic fluid.

DHHS — Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Food Biotechnology

The thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled sac in which the embryo develops in higher vertebrates, reptiles and birds.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture