title: Amniotic fluid prolactin and fetal lung maturity.
abstract: Prolactin concentration and palmitic acid/stearic acid ratio were measured in 92 samples of amniotic fluid at various gestational ages. There was no correlation between prolactin concentration and palmitic acid/stearic acid ratio, when this ratio was greater than 5, that is when there was an obvious indication that fetal pulmonary maturation was complete. On the contrary there was a statistically significant negative correlation between prolactin levels and palmitic acid/stearic acid ratio when this ratio was lower than 5 (incomplete fetal pulmonary maturation).
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000032:analysis*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; D011388:Prolactin