Surfactant studies in the fetal and neonatal foal.
Phospholipids in embryonic lung tissue, pulmonary washings and amniotic fluid were measured to study the development of lyng surfactant in the horse. A significant increase in the concentration of total phospholipids in lung tissue and a concomitant rise in the amount of dipalmitoyl lecithin in amniotic fluid between 100 and 150 days of gestation indicated the initial formation of surfactant in the fetal lung during this period.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005333:Fetus; D005865:Gestational Age; D006736:Horses; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants
D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D010743:Phospholipids; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants