[Specifications on the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (L/S). Updated review].
We review the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (L/E) studying the amniotic fluid to value the fetal lung maturity. We compare him with others biological parameters. We consider the modifications arising across pregnancy and in different diseases as well as the factors influencing its results.
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Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital del SERGAS, Monforte de Lemos, Lugo.
San Miguel
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D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology*; D008433:Mathematics; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology
D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D013109:Sphingomyelins
Matizaciones sobre el cociente lecitina esfingomielina (L/E). Revisión actualizada.