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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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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 |