title: Six alternative methods to the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio in amniotic fluid for assessing fetal lung maturity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry & Chemical Pathology, Flinders Medical Centre, Australia.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dilena
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D001322:Autoanalysis; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity / Q000502:physiology; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization / Q000379:methods; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013109:Sphingomyelins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D013109:Sphingomyelins