Abstract:
:To study the effect of fatty acid chain saturation on the fluorescence polarization assay as a measure of fetal lung maturity, we used purified phospholipids isolated from human amniotic fluid and various commercial phospholipids. We found that the fluorescence polarization value decreased as the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids increased. In contrast, the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio increases with increasing amounts of saturated lecithin, produced as the fetal lung matures. Since only saturated lecithins are surface active, the two indices of fetal respiratory status must reflect different properties of lung surfactant.
journal_name
Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Dohnal JC,Bowie LJ,Burstein HJsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-03-01 00:00:00pages
425-8issue
3eissn
0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
32pub_type
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doi:
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journal_title:Clinical chemistry
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doi:
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更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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