Scanning Electron Microscopic Appearances in the Amnion in Polyhydramnios and Oligohydramnios.

Abstract

The appearances of the amnion from two patients with polyhydramnios and two patients with oligohydramnios are described. In polyhydramnios the amnion showed a normal incidence of all the four patterns found in normal amnion at term and no abnormal features were noted. In oligohydramnios, two of four normal patterns predominated and intercellular canals were sparse.

Clinical application of SEM to human reproduction

“…Normal incidence of all four patterns found in Pollard et al (1979) Parallel arrays of cells are present at confluency of F cultures, typical of cultured dermal fibroblasts.…”