"Yolk Sac" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The first of four extra-embryonic membranes to form during EMBRYOGENESIS. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it arises from endoderm and mesoderm to incorporate the EGG YOLK into the DIGESTIVE TRACT for nourishing the embryo. In placental MAMMALS, its nutritional function is vestigial; however, it is the source of INTESTINAL MUCOSA; BLOOD CELLS; and GERM CELLS. It is sometimes called the vitelline sac, which should not be confused with the VITELLINE MEMBRANE of the egg.
| Descriptor ID |
D015017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.615.284.981 A16.254.750.981 A16.331.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Yolk Sac- Yolk Sac
- Sac, Yolk
- Sacs, Yolk
- Yolk Sacs
- Vitelline Sac of Embryo
- Embryo Vitelline Sac
- Embryo Vitelline Sacs
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yolk Sac" by people in Profiles.
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Rodgers SK, Chang C, DeBardeleben JT, Horrow MM. Normal and Abnormal US Findings in Early First-Trimester Pregnancy: Review of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound 2012 Consensus Panel Recommendations. Radiographics. 2015 Nov-Dec; 35(7):2135-48.
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Luo Y, Ferreira-Cornwell M, Baldwin H, Kostetskii I, Lenox J, Lieberman M, Radice G. Rescuing the N-cadherin knockout by cardiac-specific expression of N- or E-cadherin. Development. 2001 Feb; 128(4):459-69.
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Sol-Church K, Shipley J, Beckman DA, Mason RW. Expression of cysteine proteases in extraembryonic tissues during mouse embryogenesis. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1999 Dec 15; 372(2):375-81.
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Paidas CN, Morreale RF, Holoski KM, Lund RE, Hutchins GM. Septation and differentiation of the embryonic human cloaca. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 May; 34(5):877-84.
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Kuo CT, Morrisey EE, Anandappa R, Sigrist K, Lu MM, Parmacek MS, Soudais C, Leiden JM. GATA4 transcription factor is required for ventral morphogenesis and heart tube formation. Genes Dev. 1997 Apr 15; 11(8):1048-60.
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Radice GL, Rayburn H, Matsunami H, Knudsen KA, Takeichi M, Hynes RO. Developmental defects in mouse embryos lacking N-cadherin. Dev Biol. 1997 Jan 01; 181(1):64-78.
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Kurtz AB, Needleman L, Pennell RG, Baltarowich O, Vilaro M, Goldberg BB. Can detection of the yolk sac in the first trimester be used to predict the outcome of pregnancy? A prospective sonographic study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1992 Apr; 158(4):843-7.
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Kurtz AB, Shlansky-Goldberg RD, Choi HY, Needleman L, Wapner RJ, Goldberg BB. Detection of retained products of conception following spontaneous abortion in the first trimester. J Ultrasound Med. 1991 Jul; 10(7):387-95.
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Iozzo RV, Clark CC. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan is a constituent of the basement membrane in the rat embryo parietal yolk sac. Histochemistry. 1987; 88(1):23-9.
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Iozzo RV, Clark CC. Biosynthesis of proteoglycans by rat embryo parietal yolk sacs in organ culture. J Biol Chem. 1986 May 25; 261(15):6658-69.