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UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF VERNIX CASEOSA

Vernix caseosa is a white, creamy, naturally occurring biofilm covering the skin of the fetus during the last trimester of pregnancy. Vernix coating on the neonatal skin protects the newborn skin and facilitates extra-uterine adaptation of skin in the first postnatal week if not washed away after bi...

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Autores principales: Singh, Gurcharan, Archana, G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19881987
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.41645