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Vernix caseosa

Vernix caseosa, or simply vernix, is the waxy white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies. It is produced by dedicated cells and is thought to have some protective roles during fetal development and for a few hours after birth.

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In-utero development

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Vernix caseosa

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples8
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

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Vernix caseosa

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related to Other species · 8
Vernix caseosa → As, BCFA, California, GI, In, Mass, The, Vernix

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vernix development skin lipids stratum corneum caseosa human cells newborn thought fetal birth squalene corneocytes term fatty acids observed white

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesVernix0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesIn0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesCalifornia0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesMass0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesBCFA0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesThe0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesGI0.60section
Vernix caseosarelated to Other speciesAs0.60section

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