Amniotic fluid lipid profiles: a rapid gas chromatographic method.
The lipid extract of amniotic fluid has been analysed for the important fatty acids derived mainly from the lecithin component of lung surfactant. Using gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, these fatty acids have been identified. A positive correlation between certain lipid profiles and lack of lung surfactant with its associated respiratory problems for the newborn infant has been demonstrated.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis
D005227:Fatty Acids; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants