Palmitic acid concentrations and lecithin/sphingomyelin ratios in amniotic fluid.
Clin Chim Acta
; 62(1): 143-7, 1975 Jul 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1149269
ABSTRACT
Palmitic acid concentrations and L/S ratios have been estimated in amniotic fluid specimens with and without centrifugation and cold acetone precipitation. Although the number of cases was small, both of these measurements in uncentrifuged fluid seemed to reflect only indirectly on lung maturation in normal pregnancy while with centrifuged fluid the L/S value predicted RDS in one infant more reliably than palmitic acid concentration.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palmitic Acids
/
Phosphatidylcholines
/
Sphingomyelins
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Amniotic Fluid
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Newborn
/
Pregnancy
Language:
En
Year:
1975
Type:
Article