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Umbilicus (Anatomy)

Known as: UMBILICUS, Umbilical, Belly Button 
The pit in the center of the ABDOMINAL WALL marking the point where the UMBILICAL CORD entered in the FETUS.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Narrower (1)

Flat umbilicus familial

Broader (1)

Skin structure of abdomen

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Endothelium regeneration on luminal surface of polyurethane vascular scaffold modified with diamine and covalently grafted with gelatin.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Enhancement of sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced migration of vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells by an EDG-5 antagonist.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Pathophysiology of perinatal brain damage
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Interstitial collagenase is required for angiogenesis in vitro.
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) invade collagen gels and establish vascular-like structures within the gel… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Alpha-tocopherol inhibits agonist-induced monocytic cell adhesion to cultured human endothelial cells.
Antioxidants have been proposed to be anti-atherosclerotic agents; however, the mechanisms underlying their beneficial effects… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A monoclonal antibody to beta 1 integrin (CD29) stimulates VLA- dependent adherence of leukocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells and matrix components
The leukocyte beta 1 integrin receptor very late activation antigen-4 (VLA-4) (alpha 4 beta 1, CD49d/CD29) binds to vascular cell… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Tumor necrosis factor type alpha stimulates human endothelial cells to produce granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
Tumor necrosis factor type alpha (TNF-alpha) is produced by monocytes and has been purified, sequenced, and cloned from the HL-60… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Two monoclonal anticarbohydrate antibodies directed to glycosphingolipids with a lacto-N-glycosyl type II chain.
Review
1978
Review
1978
Prostaglandins and thromboxanes.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Infra-red spectroscopic studies of some polysaccharides.
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