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The white material in shaded boxes and arrowed is part of the vernix caseosa that has not yet been removed. | The white material in shaded boxes and arrowed is part of the vernix caseosa that has not yet been removed. | ||
Vernix caseosa forms on the fetus by the developing epidermis shedding the periderm cell layer and then mixed with sebaceous gland sebum secretions within the epithelial walls. Vernix cases begins to cover the fetal skin from about week 17 ({{GA}} week 19). | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:40, 25 May 2016
Newborn - Vernix Caseosa
The white material in shaded boxes and arrowed is part of the vernix caseosa that has not yet been removed.
Vernix caseosa forms on the fetus by the developing epidermis shedding the periderm cell layer and then mixed with sebaceous gland sebum secretions within the epithelial walls. Vernix cases begins to cover the fetal skin from about week 17 (GA week 19).
Vernix components - water (81%), lipid (9%), and proteins (10%)
Reference
JazlynRoseVernixByPhilKonstantin.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JazlynRoseVernixByPhilKonstantin.jpg (modified in size and labeling)
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 16) Embryology Newborn - vernix caseosa.jpg. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Newborn_-_vernix_caseosa.jpg
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
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