Six alternative methods to the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid for assessing fetal lung maturity

Ann Clin Biochem. 1997 Jan:34 ( Pt 1):106-8. doi: 10.1177/000456329703400117.
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MeSH terms

  • Albumins / analysis
  • Albumins / metabolism
  • Amniotic Fluid / chemistry
  • Amniotic Fluid / metabolism*
  • Apolipoproteins A / analysis
  • Apolipoproteins A / metabolism
  • Apolipoproteins B / analysis
  • Apolipoproteins B / metabolism
  • Autoanalysis
  • Female
  • Fetal Organ Maturity / physiology
  • Fluorescence Polarization / methods
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Light
  • Lung / embryology*
  • Lung / physiology
  • Organelles / physiology
  • Pathology, Clinical / methods*
  • Phosphatidylcholines / analysis
  • Phosphatidylcholines / metabolism*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pulmonary Surfactants / analysis
  • Pulmonary Surfactants / metabolism
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sphingomyelins / analysis
  • Sphingomyelins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Apolipoproteins A
  • Apolipoproteins B
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Pulmonary Surfactants
  • Sphingomyelins