Fetal surfactant as a source of arachidonate in human amniotic fluid

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 59-70

  López Bernal, Andrés ^a   Phizackerley, Patrick J R ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amnion; Amniotic fluid; Arachidonate; Fetal; Human; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LUNG SURFACTANT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

AMNION CELL; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LABOR; LIPID COMPOSITION; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0343415669     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(99)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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