Decreased surfactant level in the lung with oligohydramnios: a morphometric and biochemical study

J Pediatr. 1988 Mar;112(3):471-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(88)80340-8.

Authors

Y Nakamura¹, I Yamamoto, Y Funatsu, K Motomura, S Fukuda, T Hashimoto, M Morimatsu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume-shi, Japan.

PMID: 2831329
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(88)80340-8

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Amniotic Fluid*
Female
Humans
Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure
Infant, Newborn
Lung / pathology*
Male
Organ Size
Phosphatidylcholines / analysis
Pulmonary Surfactants / analysis*

Substances

Phosphatidylcholines
Pulmonary Surfactants
lecithins, disaturated