"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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 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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Effects of in ovo injection of carbohydrates on embryonic metabolism, hatchability, and subsequent somatic characteristics of broiler hatchlings. Poult Sci. 2011 Oct; 90(10):2134-43.
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Essential function of PTP-PEST during mouse embryonic vascularization, mesenchyme formation, neurogenesis and early liver development. Mech Dev. 2006 Dec; 123(12):869-80.
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Targeted disruption of cubilin reveals essential developmental roles in the structure and function of endoderm and in somite formation. BMC Dev Biol. 2006 Jun 20; 6:30.
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Conotruncal anomalies in the trisomy 16 mouse: an immunohistochemical analysis with emphasis on the involvement of the neural crest. Anat Rec. 2000 11 01; 260(3):279-93.
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Cubilin, the endocytic receptor for intrinsic factor-vitamin B(12) complex, mediates high-density lipoprotein holoparticle endocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Aug 31; 96(18):10158-63.
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The use of India ink and 51Cr-labeled microspheres in examining the function of the yolk stalk as a passageway between the yolk sac and intestine in posthatch broiler chicks. Poult Sci. 1998 May; 77(5):722-7.
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Requirement of the transcription factor GATA4 for heart tube formation and ventral morphogenesis. Genes Dev. 1997 Apr 15; 11(8):1061-72.