A Method of Assessing Amniotic Fluid Lecithin Concentrations and Predicting Foetal Lung Maturity, by Estimating Total Palmitic Acid Concentration Using G.L.C.
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Vol. 11 (1-6), 31-35
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000456327401100108
Abstract
A rapid G.L.C. method for estimating total palmitic acid in amniotic fluid is described and it is shown that the principal source of this substance is lecithin. Thus, the technique is a convenient means of assessing amniotic fluid lecithin concentrations and of predicting the maturity of the foetal lung.Keywords
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