"Fetal Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Experimentation on, or using the organs or tissues from, a human or other mammalian conceptus in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, this corresponds to the period from the third month after fertilization until birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D033042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.349 H01.770.644.145.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fetal Research- Fetal Research
- Research, Fetal
- Fetal Experimentation
- Experimentation, Fetal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fetal Research" by people in Profiles.
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Fetal tissue research: an ongoing story of professionally responsible success. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 213(6):819.e1-4.
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An ethically justified framework for clinical investigation to benefit pregnant and fetal patients. Am J Bioeth. 2011 May; 11(5):39-49.
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The fetus as a patient and the ethics of human subjects research: response to commentaries on "An ethically justified framework for clinical investigation to benefit pregnant and fetal patients". Am J Bioeth. 2011 May; 11(5):W3-7.
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Ethics of maternal-fetal surgery. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2007 Dec; 12(6):426-31.
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Ethics of research and the pregnant patient. Curr Womens Health Rep. 2003 Dec; 3(6):505-9.
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Ethical issues in the management of pregnancies complicated by fetal anomalies. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2003 Jul; 58(7):473-83.
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An ethical framework for fetal research. Med Ethics (Burlingt Mass). 2003; 10(1):1-2.