Fetal lung maturation: amniotic fluid catecholamines, phospholipids, and cortisol

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 142; no. 4; p. 440
• Main Authors: Divers, W A, Babaknia, A, Hopper, B R, Wilkes, M M, Yen, S S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.02.1982
• Subjects: Amniotic Fluid - analysis; Catecholamines - analysis; Epinephrine - analysis; Female; Fetal Organ Maturity; Humans; Hydrocortisone - analysis; Lung - embryology; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol - analogs & derivatives; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol - analysis; Norepinephrine - analysis; Phosphatidylcholines - analysis; Phosphatidylglycerols - analysis; Pregnancy; Sphingomyelins - analysis

The identification of beta-adrenergic receptors in the fetal lung led us to investigate amniotic fluid catecholamine levels in relation to other indices of fetal pulmonary maturity in late pregnancies (n = 62). Significant correlations were found between the percentage of phosphatidylglycerol and co...