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The Relationship of Amniotic Fluid Insulin Levels and the Lecithin‐Sphingomyelin Ratio
Author(s) -
Newman Robert L.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00635.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , lecithin , medicine , insulin , gestation , endocrinology , sphingomyelin , gestational age , pregnancy , fetus , cholesterol , chromatography , biology , chemistry , genetics
Amniotic fluid insulin levels and the lecithin‐sphingomyelin ratio were determined in 62 samples of 33 insulin‐dependent diabetic patients from the 29th to the 44th week of gestation inclusive and in 42 samples of 38 gestational diabetic patients from the 35th to the 43rd week of gestation inclusive. (Gestational age was measured by ultrasonography.) The level of insulin in the amniotic fluid did not appear to affect the lecithin‐sphingomyelin ratio.