The effect of freezing amniotic fluid on lamellar body count fetal lung maturity testing.
Department of Pathology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Sarah
S
Carroll
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Craig V
CV
Towers
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Lynlee
L
Wolfe
Department of Pathology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Lisa
L
Duncan
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Beth
B
Weitz
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Stephanie
S
Porter
D000328:Adult; D056809:Alveolar Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity / Q000502:physiology*; D005615:Freezing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies
D015415:Biomarkers
 Amniocentesis; Fetal lung maturity testing; Lamellar body count; Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome