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The ways of amniotic fluid sampling and its influence on lamellar body count
2010
Medicinski pregled
Even though artificial surfactant is now available, respiratory distress syndrome still remains a serious problem in neonatology. Prenatal analysis of the amniotic fluid can provide data giving insight into the fetal lung maturity, which enables planning of the further outcome of high-risk pregnancies. Surfactant prevents atelectasis by forming a layer rich in phospholipids between the air and liquid phase in alveoli thus leading to increased surface tension in them, which is a precondition for
doi:10.2298/mpns1008483v
pmid:21443154
fatcat:ffxwcurw3fdyhivjdi3vliwojm