Evaluation of lung maturity by amniotic fluid analysis in equine neonate

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1455-1462

  Castagnetti, C ^a   Mariella, J ^a   Serrazanetti, G P ^a   Grandis, A ^a   Merlo, B ^a   Fabbri, M ^a   Mari, G ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Chromatography; Fetal lung maturity; Lamellar body count; Lecithin sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS MATURITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; LUNG; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FEMALE; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; HORSES; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PREGNANCY; SPHINGOMYELINS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34247538339     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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