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PALMITIC ACID AND LECITHIN MEASUREMENTS IN AMNIOTIC FLUID
Author(s) -
Moore R. A.,
O'Neil K. T. J.,
Cooke R. J.,
MacLennan A. H.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00618.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , palmitic acid , lecithin , chemistry , chromatography , fetus , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , biochemistry , fatty acid , biology , genetics
Summary A method is described for the rapid and quantitative estimation of total amniotic fluid palmitic acid. Palmitic acid and lecithin were measured in 140 samples of amniotic fluid in normal and abnormal pregnancy, and the correIation coefficient between the two parameters was 0–93. It is concluded that amniotic fluid palmitic acid measurements are of value in the prenatal determination of fetal pulmonary maturity.